From: "Pam - gardengal"
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It's Persicaria virginiana 'Painters Pallette', a very attractive and easy
to maintain (not invasive) herbaceous perennial for part shade.
Thanks Pam, another name to add to the list. I guess it's safe to say the genus
is Persicaria and the species is either virginiana or filiformis.


As paghat
said, most certainly not a Hebe, which is a woody subshrub and definitely
not 'Quicksliver', which has tiny blue green leaves, held on dark stems.
FYI, most hebes will not be hardy for you in NJ - they are a somewhat tender
plant and will need winter protection.
Yes, she indicates that the smaller the leaf, the hardier the plant.


And as a means to identify a hebe,
should you really encounter one, the foliage is ranked - that is, pairs of
opposing leaves are held at exactly 90 degrees from the preceeding pair so
that when you look down the stem, the leaves are in pecise alternate rows
set 90 degrees apart.
Interesting. Would a Weigela be said to have 'ranked' foliage?