Hebe Caledonia

[BooseysMom]

We have this in a pot and it has flowered beautifully..lots of lovely pale blue flowers. I'm just wondering should i cut it back or leave alone now? Don't want to kill it as its my favourite. Pic attached. Grateful for any advice. Thanks.

The advice here is to prune in March

"Firstly, whatever pruning you decide to do, don't do it now! Prune a hebe in early to mid Spring. The reason for this is that pruning too late in the year may still result in new buds forming but the winter cold will, in all probability, damage them severely before they have had time to harden up."

"An annual prune will do your hebes a power of good. It will keep the plant to a reasonable size and, especially with taller varieties, stop stems bending over and crowding the centre. If the annual pruning is neglected, most hebes will eventually become bare at the base with all the foliage at the top of the plant.

March is a good time to prune a hebe because new buds will be visible.

Never prune back into old dead wood, always prune back so that at least a couple of buds are still present on each stem."

www.gardenfocused.co.uk/shrub/hebe.php

Btw lovely hebe you've got there!

I have the same variety but they've not flowered so much at all

@Seedlip.. a belated thank you for your msg and advice. I def don't want to lose this one. Blue flowers were featured on GW. I had no idea how rare they are! I was worried it had something wrong with its leaves as it has dark rust-like patches apoearing..thanks again