A compact, bun-shaped hebe known for its striking foliage. A shrub that wears its colours on its edges. The small, grey-green leaves are edged with red, creating a beautiful contrast that intensifies in cooler months. The leaves are oval-shaped, up to 2 centimetres long, with a slightly fuzzy texture. The red edge is most pronounced in winter, when the cooler temperatures bring out the colour. A plant that saves its best for the cold. The plant produces masses of small, white flowers in summer. The flowers are small but numerous, covering the bun-shaped shrub in a white blanket. They are attractive to bees and butterflies. The flowers are followed by small capsules containing the seeds. A plant that blooms when the weather warms. Hebe Red Edge is extremely hardy, tolerating drought, frost, wind and coastal conditions. It is perfect for borders, mass plantings and coastal gardens, where its coloured foliage provides interest even when the plant is not in flower. A plant that does not need to bloom to be beautiful. The cultivar was selected for its distinctive red-edged foliage. It is named Red Edge for this feature. The red colour intensifies in winter, providing year-round interest in the garden. The plant requires little maintenance, keeping its neat, bun-shaped form without pruning. To find Hebe Red Edge is to look in gardens and borders throughout New Zealand. It is a plant of cultivation, not of the wild. The grey-green leaves with red edges stand out against the green, a flash of colour in the winter garden. The border is still. The hebe sits, grey-green leaves edged with red, waiting for summer. It does not know it is named for its edges. It does not know it is a cultivar. It just grows. That is what it was made to do.