Hebe, a dome-shape shrub, boasts bold flower spikes in white, purple, and pink from summer to fall. Even without flowers, this multi-season star colors the landscape with beautiful evergreen foliage in green, whitish green, silver, or green tinged with cream or copper, depending on the species and cultivar. Description from bhg.com
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