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Ericaceae
Common Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Good luck and admiration.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Calluna
- Native to
- Europe, Asia Minor, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- evergreen shrub
- Height
- 0.5-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Acidic, sandy, well-drained, poor soil
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-6
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- White heather is considered extremely lucky in Scotland, and brides traditionally carry it in their wedding bouquets.
- Heather honey is a prized delicacy with a strong, distinctive flavor and an unusual gel-like consistency called thixotropy.
- Calluna is the sole species in its genus and the dominant plant of vast moorland landscapes across Scotland and Northern Europe.
- Heather ale is one of the oldest known styles of beer, brewed in Scotland for at least 4,000 years before hops were used.
- Over 800 cultivated varieties of heather exist, with foliage colors ranging from green to gold, orange, and bronze.
Color meanings
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good luck
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admiration
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solitude