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Calluna vulgaris - Ling, Scotch Heather
Variety overview
- C. vulgaris 'Alba Plena'
- C. vulgaris 'Alexandra'
- C. vulgaris 'Allegro'
- C. vulgaris 'Boskoop'
- C. vulgaris 'Carmen'
- C. vulgaris 'County Wicklow'
- C. vulgaris 'Gold Haze'
- C. vulgaris 'Grizabella'
- C. vulgaris 'H.E. Beale'
- C. vulgaris 'Heidesinfonie'
- C. vulgaris 'J.H. Hamilton'
- C. vulgaris 'Kinlochruel'
- C. vulgaris 'Liebestraum'
- C. vulgaris 'Mair's Variety'
- C. vulgaris 'Marlies'
- C. vulgaris 'Melanie'
- C. vulgaris 'Mullion'
- C. vulgaris 'Peter Sparkes'
- C. vulgaris 'Ralph Purnell'
- C. vulgaris 'Red Favorit'
- C. vulgaris 'Silver Knight'
- C. vulgaris 'Sonnyboy'
- C. vulgaris 'Spring Torch'
Specifications:
Origin:
Central Europe
Habit:
Prostrate to loosely upright dwarf shrub, 0.2-0.7 m tall, up to 0.5 m wide, many branches, some runners, slow-growing.
Flowers:
Small, bell-shaped, single (or double), densely packed on the end of twigs, varying in colour; (end of July) August to September; slight scent of honey.
Fruits:
Inconspicuous.
Leaves:
Evergreen, small, like needles, various colours.
Roots:
Intense heartroot
Demands:
Sun to light shade; tolerates warmth, moderately frost hardy, surviving in dry areas when humidity is high.
Soil:
Fresh to moist, nutritious, on all humic, very acidic to neutral substrates; sensitive to heavy soil.
Note:
Cut the last year’s shoots back halfway at the end of March to April to further flower production; cutting back deep into old woodreduces shooting; plants lose their habit and age when not cut. Cushion shapes need cutting less often.
Hardiness:
Zone 6a