Calluna vulgaris

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Calluna vulgaris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Calluna vulgaris, Salisb. (Erica vulgaris, Linn.). Fig. 746. From ½-3 ft.: Ivs. oblong-linear, obtuse, sagittate at the base, glabrous or pubescent: fls. small, in long, erect, rather dense racemes, rosy pink, sometimes white. Aug., Sept.—Some of the most distinct of the numerous named varieties are the following: Var. alba, Don (and var. alba Hammondii), with white fls.; var. Alportii, Kirchn., of more vigorous growth, with rosy carmine fls.; var. carnea, Hort., with flesh-colored fls.; var. plena, Regel, with double rose-colored fls.; var. hirsuta, Gray (var. tomentosa, Don), the branchlets and Ivs. with grayish tomentum; var. nana, Kirchn. (var. pygmaea, Hort.), forming low moss-like tufts; var. rubra, Kirchn., with deep rosy carmine fls.; var. prostrata, Kirchn., with the branches spreading and partly prostrate, fls. pink; var. Searlei, Hort. (var. alba Serlei, Hort.), fls. white, appearing late in autumn. —The heather is a very handsome small shrub, well adapted for borders of evergreen shrubberies, or for dry slopes and sandy banks and preferring sunny positions; it is also found growing well in swamps and in partly shaded situations. Cut branches keep their life-like appearance for many months. Alfred Rehder. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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