SEEDS OF COMMON HEATHER - CALLUNA VULGARIS
Buy Seeds of Common Heather - CALLUNA VULGARIS - The Original Garden
Little shrub, purplish-pink flowers. Groundcover, ornamental plant for flowerbeds or planted under large trees to make attractive views.
Honey bee plant widely used in food industry. Medicinal properties: astringent, diuretic, sedative….among many others.
Evergreen shrub of 1m tall whose stump is reddish-brown and woody. The leaves are green and tiny so are the white, pinky flowers. The fruit is in a capsule which contains seeds.
Prefers siliceous, poor, washed and sandy soils.
Direct sowing. Temperatures 8ºC night/15ºC day.
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| Attracts Wildlife | Bees |
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| Average germination (%) | 10-20 |
| Climate Zone | Temperate |
| Flower colour | Lilac |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC), No drought resistant |
| Plant use | City garden, Clump, Creeper, Edging, Erosion control, Game-covers, Gardening, Groundcover, Honey producing plant, Restoration, Wild garden |
| Seeds per gram | 2.500 |
| Soil - Moisture | Fresh to moist |
| Soil - Ph | Acid |
| Soil - Type | Heath soil, Poor, Sand |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Full shade, Partial shade |
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