About
This evergreen shrub reaches a height of 40 cm, featuring upright branches adorned with tiny, scale-like leaves that display a coppery orange hue during the summer months and transition to red in winter. From late summer through autumn, it bears spikes of small, pale purple blossoms.
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
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, acidic soil in full sun. This cultivar is somewhat susceptible to wind burn, so best positioned in a sheltered spot. See Hardy heathers for more detailed advice
- Pruning
- Pruning group 10, in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in midsummer, or by layering in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and other fungal diseases