- Hebe Green Globe tolerates pruning very well
- When is the best time to prune Green Globe?
- How to get Hebe Green Globe in shape
- Use cuttings in spring for propagation
Hebe Green Globe is a shrub veronica variety grown not for its buds but for its dense green foliage. Since it can be cut very well, it is often trimmed into a ball shape and used for the edges of beds, grave borders or as a decorative green plant.
The Hebe Green Globe is very pruning friendly
Hebe Green Globe tolerates pruning very well
Hebe Green Globe tolerates pruning very well. It will forgive almost any pruning as long as you don't overdo it.
The evergreen perennial is often cut into a ball shape, as can be seen from the variety name Globe.
When is the best time to prune Green Globe?
The best time to prune Green Globe more vigorously is spring, just before flowering. After flowering, which is hardly noticeable, you should not cut back Hebe Green Globe so much. Then the shrub veronica survives the winter in the garden better.
Grow Hebe Green Globe in the planter, carefully cut back again in autumn.
You can remove smaller branches that have dried up or spoil the overall picture at any time.
How to get Hebe Green Globe in shape
A small shrub veronica perennial is quite easy to cut into shape. For larger specimens, make a template or get one from a garden store.
Start topiary in spring. Cut back the individual shoots by a maximum of one third. Then the perennial will recover faster.
During the summer, remove smaller branches that have outgrown the ball. In autumn it is time for a final, careful pruning.
Use cuttings in spring for propagation
If your Hebe Green Globe has survived the winter, you can provide offspring in the spring. You only need small shoots, which you cut off anyway.
The cuttings should be at least five centimeters long.
- Prepare seed pots (16.68€).
- Remove leaves below
- Put the cuttings in the substrate
- Keep substrate moist but not wet
- Keep the pot warm and bright
- cover with a plastic bag if necessary
tips
Even if it is often read differently: Hebe Green Globe is not hardy. Even a few days with temperatures below minus five degrees let the perennial freeze.