Calluna is a creeping perennial shrub of the heather family and the only representative of its species. It has about 20 ornamental varieties for garden cultivation. Calluna is low (30-70 cm), but extremely decorative. Its small fragrant flowers, like small bells, are collected in inflorescences, enveloping bushy stems in an air cloud. Very decorative and leaves, as if rolled into a tube (therefore, until the heather blooms, it is often confused with juniper). Blooming calluna begins at the end of summer. The healing honey plant is especially beautiful after the first frosts, when its leaves turn yellow and purple. Frozen inflorescences do not fall off and stay on the bushes for a long time, giving them an exquisitely decorative look. In landscape design, calluna is usually planted next to dwarf hjoynik, along garden paths, in curbs or on alpine hills.
Heather Care
Calluna
Invasive in Australia, the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Part Sun
Temperature
-20°C - 10°C
Hardiness zone
min 4a
Difficulty
Medium
Hibernation
Cold Period
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Heathers have average water needs. Make sure the soil doesn’t dry out as the plant prefers constant moisture.
Pruning
You should prune the plants in late fall to early spring underneath old flowers.
Fertilizer
Fertilizing is not essential for Scottish heathers.
Sunlight
As for light, the plant flowers and grows much better when it is planted in regions getting full sun.
Soil
Calluna vulgaris plants need well-drained acid soil to regulate moisture and sustain enough to keep the roots cool.
Temperature
It does not like high humidity and heat in areas south of the USDA zone.
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