Hebe Magic Summer 2 litre

Part of the Magicolors range, and grown as much for its leaves as its flowers. The new tips colour up brightly through spring and early summer, then purple flowers arrive in June for the bees and butterflies. Evergreen, so it keeps the border looking dressed all year.

Good to know: 60 x 80cm. Full sun or part shade, well-drained soil. Hardy, but give it some shelter in a long, hard frost. Trim to a rounded clump in spring.