About
Calluna vulgaris 'Loki' PBR is a low-growing evergreen shrub characterized by its upright stems and slender, dark green leaves that overlap. This cultivar produces elongated racemes filled with cerise flower buds, which persist through winter as they age and turn brown. 'Loki' begins its flowering phase early, typically from late summer to early winter.
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
- 0.1-0.5 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 after flowering to keep compact. Pruning group 10.
- Propagation
- Propagate by division, layering shoots in spring/summer or planting softwood cuttings in a cold frame in summer. Sow in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely) and other fungal diseases