- Hebe Marilyn Monroe has film star good looks but requires far less maintenance than its name suggests
- Part of the Hebe 'Exclusive Range', Marilyn Monroe is one of a relatively new group of low maintenance hybrid hebes that are easier to cultivate than older hebes
- It's disease resistant, has compact growth habits, carries many beautiful blooms and simply needs gentle pruning and good garden management
- Hebe ‘Marilyn Monroe' has silver-grey foliage with the new growth an attractive shade of magenta pink that slowly turns mid green
- Dark pink or magenta flowers are produced from early May through to autumn and it's also an evergreen and can be enjoyed in the garden or in a pot
What you need to know:
- 1 x Hebe Marilyn Monroe 2L
- New hybrid, part of the Hebe 'Exclusive Range'
- Height: 70cm
- Spread: 40cm
- Dark pink or magenta flowers from late spring through to autumn
- Silver-grey foliage with pink new growth
- Low maintenance, disease resistant, compact
- Location: full sun/part shade
- Soil: plant in compost-rich soil that is very well drained. Not recommended for heavy clay
- Prune lightly in spring
