Hebe

 

I planted this gorgeous New Zealand shrub by the side porch (Eastern
exposure) , but it is getting too big for the site.
I would like to move it out front (Northern exposure) where I need a
big plant.

 But I have spent a long time  looking in vain for info on the Web
about how it takes transplantation.
I am generally a  successful transplanter, but don't want to mess with
an expensive plant
if it isn't happy with moving house.

Any experience out there?

This is So.Calif coastal, about a mile from the beach
in Santa Monica

TIA

 



   Small ones up to a couple of feet high/wide transplant easily (just
dig a good clump of soil and root, don't let the soil fall off the
roots)
   If you risk it with a larger plant, take cuttings and root them
elsewhere as insurance.


   Hebes grow very easily from cuttings and grow fast;  I'd just cut off
some stems and stick them in the ground where you want a new plant.
   Next year when you are sure at least one of them has taken , you can
get rid of the old plant.

   Janet

 

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:52:45 +0100, Janet Baraclough


Or try moving it somewhere just for the experience.
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