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Prostrate
mounding form with fine textured, evergreen leaves.
Taller varieties make for attractive cut flowers.
Requires little to no fertilization.
Suited to exposed seashore areas.
Exhibits ease in culture for rock and wall garden plantings.
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Location in the Garden:
Along the curved path at the garden entrance. |
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Reference: RHS, Brooklyn Botanical, Hortus. |
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USDA Hardiness zone: 4 –
7. |
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at
a glance:
Genus/species:
Calluna vulgaris
Common name: Heather
Plant type: Prostrate,
evergreen shrub
Family: Ericaceae
Height/spread: 2 ft. x 2
ft. mound
Leaves: .5 in. – 1 in.
tiny, scale-like leaves.
Flower: Spikes of
bell-shaped flowers. Flower color is ranges from white to rose pink,
depending on the cultivar..
Bloom time: Mid summer
through fall.
Conditions: Thrives in
full sun in mixed sandy/peat, fast-draining acid soils.
Disease/pests: Japanese
beetle, mites and scale.
Natural range: Western
North America, North and Western Europe to Siberia |
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Alternate
species and cultivars:
Calluna vulgaris ‘Robert Chapman’,
exhibits golden-yellow foliage in summer turning orange in autumn,
and red in winter and spring. Produces lavender flowers from late
summer to mid-autumn. Grows 10 in. x 2 ft.
‘Sir John Charrington’, Golden yellow leaves in summer that
deepen to orange and red in winter. Bell shaped, mauve-0pink flowers
in autumnal. 16 in. x 2 ft.
‘Spring Cream’, mid-green foliage tipped cream in spring, yellow
in autumn and winter. White flowers from late summer to late autumn.
145 in. x 18 in.
‘Corbett’s Red’
‘White Carpet’ |
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