Scotch heather

Calluna vulgaris

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-7 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Evergreen
Height	0.6
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Shrubs
Uses
Utility	Weaving material, Crafting, Dye, Fire starter, Hedgerow, textiles, Tannin, Ground cover
Edible	true
Edible parts	Shoots
Edible uses	Condiment, Tea
Medicinal	True
Names
Alternate name	Scotch heather
German name	true
Taxonomy
Family	Ericaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	British Columbia, Connecticut, Crozet Is., Falkland Is., Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Rhode I., Tasmania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Created: 2020-08-11 16:09:43 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:27:01 UTC by andrew-haupt

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Colors cand be mauve, white, and variations of purple to lilac.

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