Calluna vulgaris
Scotch Heather
Ericaceae

Located in garden next to building behind St. Thomas church.

  • leaves evergreen, small, scale-like, closely packed (contrast with needle-like Erica foliage)
  • leaves four-ranked, giving branches "square-like" look
  • leaves medium green in summer; bronze, red, silver, yellow in winter
  • stems slender, brown
  • habit low, dense, with upright branches
  • habit usually under 2'
  • flowers pink, urn-shaped, in late summer or fall
  • fruit a brown capsule


View Calluna vulgaris page in the UConn Plant Database

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