Sharon
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
H. C. Hoekert
DE
3 records
Cultivation
Container culture of common heather
Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
A method for growing heather in containers, requiring the maintenance of mycorrhizal symbiosis, strict substrate acidity, and consideration of the reduced winter hardiness of the roots.
In the reference 144 varieties crop Common heather, where this is mentioned in the description.
Successful heather cultivation in containers is based on maintaining the viability of the plant's symbiosis with soil fungi, which replaces the functions of root hairs. For this reason, the crop requires a specialized acidic substrate based on sphagnum peat with a pH range of 4.0 to 5.5, as neutral or alkaline environments cause the plant to wither and die.
Despite the species' general winter hardiness in open ground, the heather's root system is extremely sensitive to freezing when grown in containers, making overwintering outdoors risky. In landscape design, the plant is often used for temporary seasonal displays, and if kept indoors, it must be provided with cool conditions of about 10–12 ºC.
General information about the subject — on the page Container culture.
Varieties of Common heather mentioned in the description
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Rosita
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
DE
3 records
Larissa
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
WOLF PAUL| Paul Wolf / WOLF WERNER| Werner Wolf
DE
PL
3 records
Pink Alicia
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
DE WINKEL| Karl-Heinz de Winkel / JOHANN| Rainer Johann / JOHANN ANDRE| Andre Johann (Gartenbaubetrieb)
DE
3 records
Virginia
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer (Heidezüchtung)
DE
3 records
Greta
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
Sophia
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Katja
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Dunja
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Johannes van Leuven
Roswitha
Protection expiredCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Leo Meurs (Gartenbau)
DE
NL
2 records
Elisa
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Loki
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Samara
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Maite
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Renate
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Zilly
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Lena
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Johannes van Leuven
Silvana
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Johannes van Leuven
Sascha
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Zalina
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Hilda
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut und Thomas Hiedl GbR
Zoe
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Miranda
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
HOEKERT| H. C. Hoekert
DE
2 records
Gina
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer