Hebe Green Globe is a shrub veronica variety that is grown not for its flowers but for its dense green foliage. Since it is very easy to cut, it is often trimmed into a ball shape and used for the edges of beds, grave borders or as a decorative green plant.
When and how should you cut Hebe Green Globe?
Hebe Green Globe can be pruned in the spring before flowering for heavier pruning. Cut the shoots back by a maximum of a third to give the perennial a spherical shape. In summer and autumn, smaller branches can be carefully removed or shortened.
Hebe Green Globe tolerates cutting very well
Hebe Green Globe tolerates cutting very well. It forgives 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 cut back Green Globe?
The best time for more severe pruning of Green Globe is in the spring, directly before flowering. After flowering, which is hardly noticeable, you should not cut back Hebe Green Globe as much. Then the shrub veronica will survive the winter better in the garden.
Grow Hebe Green Globe in the planter and carefully cut it back again in the fall.
Smaller branches that have dried up or disrupt the overall appearance can be removed at any time.
How to get Hebe Green Globe into shape
A small shrub veronica perennial can be cut into shape quite easily. For larger specimens, make a template or get one from a gardening store (€26.00 on Amazon).
Start topiary in spring. Cut the individual shoots back by a maximum of a third. Then the perennial will recover more quickly.
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 have offspring in the spring. All you need are small shoots, which you cut off anyway.
The cuttings should be at least five centimeters long.
- Prepare cultivation pots
- Remove leaves at the bottom
- Place cutting in substrate
- Keep substrate moist but not wet
- Place the pot warm and bright
- cover with plastic bag if necessary
Tip
Even if it is often read differently: Hebe Green Globe is not hardy. Just a few days with temperatures below minus five degrees cause the perennial to freeze.
