About
"Calluna vulgaris 'Kirby White' is a compact, evergreen shrub featuring mid-green foliage. In spring, the shoot tips develop a yellow hue. This variety produces spikelets of white flowers from August through September."
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, Matforming, Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 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
- Trim off old flowering stems in october after flowering to keep compact and for best spring tip colour. Pruning group 10.
- 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