About
Calluna vulgaris 'Bernadette' is a low, spreading evergreen shrub that typically reaches heights of 20 cm and a width of 60 cm. Its yellow-green leaves transition to a bronze-red hue during the winter months. In mid to late summer, this variety produces upright spikes adorned with pale purple blooms.
About the genus
Calluna consists of compact, evergreen shrubs that feature stems covered in small, overlapping leaves. At their tips, these plants bear spike-like clusters of diminutive, four-petaled flowers, each adorned with colored calyces.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, humus-rich, acidic soil in an open, sunny position
- Pruning
- Pruning group 10, in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and other fungal diseases