About
'Calluna vulgaris 'Easter-bonfire' is a low-growing, evergreen shrub that develops a dense, mound-like shape. Its upright branches are adorned with slender, linear leaves that feature creamy white and reddish tips in the early season, transitioning through summer. In late summer to early autumn, from August to September, it produces elongated clusters of small purple-pink flowers.
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
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy, Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained acidic soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Pruning group 10. Trim off old flowering stems after flowering to keep compact.
- Propagation
- Sow seed in spring. Propagate by division, layering shoots in spring/summer or planting softwood cuttings in a cold frame in summer.
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and other fungal diseases