Spikes of urn-shaped single or double flowers run from white, through pink and mauve to ruby and deep purple, appear in mid-summer and persist until late autumn. Calluna vulgaris is a calcifuge ...

Our native heather, Calluna vulgaris, also has the benefit ... When your summer patio pot flowers have faded, put the lot in your compost bin and fill your pots with fresh potting compost to ...

Prune summer-blooming heathers right after bloom or in early spring (early March to mid-April) but no later; flower buds form in spring. You can prune common Scotch heather (Calluna vulgaris ...

The heather growers were in despair and in danger of going out of business. This year, they and the Heather Society (www.heathersociety.org.uk ) decided ... has lavender flowers and goes slightly ...

It's a beautiful landscape, especially at summer's end, when the ling heather, Calluna vulgaris ... compact plants with more flowers. There are a number of very good heather nurseries in the UK and I ...

When few other flowers will dare to bloom, the heathers and heaths will help save the day, writes John Manley ONE of Ireland's most recognisable plants is heather - Calluna vulgaris. Between ...

Bees are vital as they pollinate our food and play a crucial role in our ecosystem - some flowers can really ... study found that a certain type of heather, Calluna, is a sort of bee medicine.