Hello :) Have heard good things about this site so here goes. There are a few shrubs in a communal area where I live, all planted deliberately so not wild. They vary in height from small 2 to 3 foot to the larger ones standing at over 7 foot. According to neighbours they are evergreen but until now I have never really paid attention to them and can't recall whether they are or not. Will try to attach and link to photos so you have a choice. :) 2nd in links is probably not very important. Close up: http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m567/Paul_Kipling/DSC00014.jpg Close but not so close: http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m567/Paul_Kipling/DSC00011.jpg Flowers? http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m567/Paul_Kipling/DSC00010.jpg Distance: http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m567/Paul_Kipling/DSC00009.jpg In the last picture, if you look to the top left hand corner, you will see another type of shrub. Behind that is one of these (pictured) shrubs and it is the same height as that one. Part of one of the shrubs (the one behind that other shrub in the last picture) seems to have died off, not sure why although it doesn't get much, if any, direct sun light and it is in very close competition with another large shrub. I'm interested in them as if they suit my needs I will take cuttings and eventually use them in my own garden. The sun is starting to set now but if you need any more photos just give me a shout. Cheers.
Re: Shrub, possibly evergreen, in Cumbria, UK Hebe (Veronica). Prone to root rot (and low temperatures), hence the dead sections.
Re: Shrub, possibly evergreen, in Cumbria, UK Thanks. Have read up on various different species of it and 5-10 years growth until max height is too long for my needs. Also, only being half-hardy won't do much good either. All other shrubs nearby aren't evergreen so will just have to look else where. EDIT: Seems 5-10 years is actually quite quick for full height, shows how much I know. :P Also found a photo taken in winter which shows its not evergreen, fitting in nicely with the Veronica genus.
It had better be evergreen or it's dead. The perennial veronicas can die back over winter but all of those formerly classified under Hebe are evergreen shrubs.
Still are, by a lot of botanists; this is one of those cases where maintining monophyly is better served by splitting into several genera rather than having one huge, unweildy genus with a massive range in morphology.
Well, my photo shows no leaves over winter but they're all growing now. Don't have it on this computer but may post it later on. Either way it doesn't look like I'll be using it now.
