About
Compact, low-growing evergreen shrub reaching a height of 8 cm, featuring slender branches and small, dark green leaves measuring 2 mm. In late spring, it produces an abundance of short-stemmed, tubular, bell-shaped flowers that are white in color.
About the genus
Cassiope consists of compact, evergreen shrubs resembling heaths, characterized by small, dark green leaves arranged in four ranks. In late spring and early summer, they produce solitary, nodding flowers that are bell or urn-shaped and emerge from the upper leaf axils.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sheltered position in moist, acid, humus-rich soil in part shade or full sun
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer or by layering in autumn or early spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free