How to tend a Calluna vulgaris

Also known as: Calluna atlantica Seem., Calluna beleziana Rouy, Calluna ciliaris Schur, Calluna elegantissima Sennen, Calluna erica DC., Calluna genuina Ducommun, Calluna sagittifolia (Stokes) Gray, Calluna vulgaris var. alba (Weston) G.Don, Calluna vulgaris f. alba (Weston) Braun-Blanq., Calluna vulgaris subsp. elegantissima (Sennen) Mateo, Calluna vulgaris var. purpurea G.Don, Calluna vulgaris f. purpurea (G.Don) Braun-Blanq., Erica ciliaris Huds., Erica confusa Gand., Erica eremocharis Gand., Erica glabra Gilib., Erica herbacea Georgi, Erica lutescens K.Koch, Erica nana K.Koch, Erica prostrata K.Koch, Erica reginae K.Koch, Erica sagittifolia Stokes, Erica vulgaris L., Erica vulgaris var. alba Weston, Ericoides vulgaris (L.) Merino, Erica vulgaris var. hirsuta K.F.Waitz, Erica vulgaris var. squarrosa K.F.Waitz, Erica vulgaris var. plena K.F.Waitz, Erica gracilis K.Koch, Erica tomentosa K.Koch, Erica alportii K.Koch, Erica vulgaris var. glabriuscula J.Stokes, Erica vulgaris var. villosa J.Stokes

Watering

Only need keep soil moist

Sunlight

Sufficient sunlight

Soil

Acidic soil

Fertilizer

No much requirement for fertilizers

Pruning

Remove diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Europe
Category
Ericaceae, Calluna
Size
height about 20-50 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period September-October
Flower colors
purple red, light purple, white
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