Sorry, not a prayer of these living there.

I agree. 'Cold hardy' for a hebe means it might survive long term in zones 7 or 8.

I forgot that I posted this.
I found out after I posted that Hebe's are treated as annuals here in my area if you can find them.

Stephanie

Annuals in Chicago sounds right. For much milder areas, the smaller the leaves, the hardier the plant (after research testing in OR...pretty mild we are) is a good rule of thumb.

Schmoo

I saw on Monrovia they have 3 varieties that go down to a zone 6. I haven't researched them yet but I'd love to try my hand at perenial hebes as well :-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Monrovia Hebes hardy to zone 6

Hardy = surviving - undamaged - without protection, otherwise the term is meaningless.

If Monrovia is saying those three will be hardy in USDA 6 (average lows -10 to 0F) then they are wrong about that.

The hardiest hebe I am aware of is Hebe glaucophylla and even that is only rated to zone 7.