Scotch Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Scotch Heather is a small evergreen shrub that has a dense low-mounding habit and ascending scale-like foliage that earn bronze to purple tones in winter.  Dense one-sided raceme packed with rosy to purplish pink bell shaped flowers bloom from mid summer into fall.  Best bloom in part sun and rich well-drained acidic soils.  Tolerates poor soils and is drought resistant once established.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases. Note it generally does not like high humidity and heat or clay soils, and is not recommended in zones higher than 6.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Edges, Woodland Gardens, Pond or Stream Sides, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Crocus, Redtwig Dogwood, Hellebore

IMAGES: Andreas Eichler,  2016.08.21.-13-Gorxheimertal--Besenheide, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Andreas Eichler,  2016.08.21.-12-Gorxheimertal--Besenheide,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Aqwis ( Aqwis),  CallunaVulgaris,  CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Bernd Haynold,  Calluna vulgaris 140805,  CC BY-SA 3.0, (5) Christian Fischer,  HeathHabitat,  CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown