Common Name:
Common name - unknown
Description:
Hebe ‘Oratia Beauty’ is a compact evergreen shrub grown for its glossy green foliage and dense spikes of soft blush-pink buds that open to pale pink and white flowers. The flower image shows the attractive two-tone effect clearly, with upright blooms that add a delicate, refined look to the garden from spring into summer. In Melbourne, this hardy shrub performs best in a sunny to partly shaded position with well-drained soil and is well suited to borders, low hedging, cottage gardens, coastal plantings, and decorative pots. Its naturally rounded growth habit keeps it neat and easy to manage, while a light trim after flowering will help maintain a dense, bushy shape and encourage fresh new growth. Hebe ‘Oratia Beauty’ is also highly useful for attracting bees and other pollinators, making it both ornamental and practical in mixed garden designs.
Form:
• Shrub - Small
• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
Mature Size:
• Height: 60 cm – 1 m
• Width: 60 cm – 1 m
Aspect:
• Full Sun
• Part Shade
Flowering:
• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer
Flower Colour:
• Pale pink
• White
• Blush pink
Key Attributes:
• Suitable for Pots
• Bee Attracting
• Bird Attracting
• Perennial
• Evergreen
• Low maintenance
• Suitable for coastal gardens
• Suitable for informal hedging
• Compact habit
• Suitable for borders
• Wind tolerant once established
• Attractive year-round foliage
Toxicity:
Not generally considered toxic to humans or pets. As with most ornamental plants, ingestion may still cause mild stomach upset if consumed in quantity.
Companion Plants:
• Lavender
• Westringia
• Erigeron karvinskianus
• Gaura
• Salvia
• Festuca glauca
• Dianella
• Hebe albicans