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Beautiful Flowering Shrub
Heather is a low-growing shrub that spreads well to nicely fill empty spaces in your landscape.
Heather (Calluna Vulgaris)
Scotch heather, an evergreen ground cover or low shrub, blooms during late summer in various shades of red or pink. Heather thrives in USDA zones 3 to 9. This low-growing shrub demonstrates year-round beauty, whether from its abundant summer blooms or its ever-changing foliage. Heather works great for use in sun-soaked garden spots from the border to along the driveway.
Heather grows in nutrient poor, well-draining, acidic soils, in a bright sunny location. It does very poorly in alkaline soils. When planting in the ground, space out the plants about 24 inches apart. Plant out in early fall or spring. A spring, pruning of the dead dry stems produces fresher looking plants, cut the old stems off close to the ground. It is recommended to mulch before the onset of winter to protect from damage caused by the cold temperatures and wind.
Great Low-Growing Plant
How To Grow
Heather seeds are very unique in that they actually sprout best after a wildfire: to simulate this, it is ideal to place them on a tray in a 250F degree oven for 30 seconds: this will prep the seed while not being hot enough to harm it.
Sprinkle seeds on a tray of potting soil and barely cover them with a dusting of soil. Keep the soil moist and keep in a warm area out of sunlight. Indoor seeds will germinate in about a month.
Seeds can also be sown directly outdoors in late fall or early spring. Water soil regularly, but avoid making it soggy. The planting area should receive a minimum of 4-6 hours of sun per day.
Plant Specifications
- Season: perennial
- USDA Zones: 3-9
- Height: 12-20 inches
- Plant spacing: 24 inches
- Bloom season: midsummer through fall
- Soil: well-drained, nutrient poor, acidic
- Environment: full sun to partial shade
- Average germination time: 28-35 days
Friend of Pollinators!
Heather is an extremely effective plant at inviting honeybees into the garden. Dozens of bees at a time can be found harvesting pollen from a single plant.
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| Sold By | Outsidepride | Survival Garden Seeds | Trading Co SW | Outsidepride | Outsidepride | Amazon.com |
| type | Shrub & Hedge | herb | Herb | Flower | Flower | Flower |
| weight | 0.05 pounds | — | — | 0.05 pounds | — | 3 pounds |
| number of pieces | 1000 | — | — | 1000 | 1000 | — |
| sunlight exposure | Partial Sun | Full Sun | Full Sun | Partial Sun | Full Sun | Full Sun |
| usda hardiness zone | 4 | — | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | 4 | 3 | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| blooming period | Summer to Winter | Summer | Spring | Spring to Fall | Spring to Fall | Winter |
| planting period | Spring | — | Spring | Spring | Spring | Winter |
| soil type | Loam Soil | — | Sandy Soil | Loam Soil | Loam Soil | — |
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DO NOT..I REPEAT..DO NOT BUY THESE SEEDS
We have been excited that our Heather is doing So well! But I have had this nagging in the back of my brain saying "these don't look like heather"! Last night we found out that we have been nurturing an invasive species of Virginia Ash!
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