General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Plant Height: 1 to 2 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Rosy pink to purplish-pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Tea
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bumblebees
Bees
Wind
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Scots Heather
  • Scotch Heather
  • Ling
  • Heather
  • Common Heather
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Calluna vulgaris
  • Synonym: Calluna vulgaris f. multicolor

Photo Gallery
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-12-07
Winter blooms
Location: Bea's garden
Date: 2022
Location: Gorsselse heide
Date: 2021-08-22
A complete purple heather with just one white flowering amongst t
Location: West coast Wales UK
Date: 2009-07-20
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2024-02-02
Location: Gorsselse heide
Date: 2021-08-12
Location: Winston-Salem North Carolina (house plant)
Date: December 5, 2022
Scots heather #139 nn; LHB p. 762, 157-3-1, "From Greek 'to sweep
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina (house plant)
Date: December 5, 2022
Scots heather #139 nn; LHB p. 762, 157-3-1, "From Greek 'to sweep
Location: Bea's garden
Date: 2022
Location: Bea's garden
Date: 2022
Location: Geysir - Iceland
Date: 2019-07-19
Location: Geysir - Iceland
Date: 2019-07-19
Location: Geysir - Iceland
Date: 2019-07-19

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Date: October 12, 2020
Location: Peyto Lake (spelling?),  Banff, Canada | August, 2022

Date: 2007-08-13
photo credit: Aqwis

photo by ghislain118
Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Sep 19, 2016 10:34 PM concerning plant:
    One of Norway's two national flowers.
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 9, 2012 4:23 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.
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