Selma
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut und Thomas Hiedl GbR
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.
Dark Alicia
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
MAROHN| Horst Marohn / HAEGER| Ulrich Haeger
DE
2 records
Salsa
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Robert Nielsen (Soltauer Baumschulen)
DE
2 records
Leonie
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
HOEKERT| H. C. Hoekert
DE
2 records
Vedette
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Eurosa
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Karl Bückers
DE
2 records
Saskia
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Rita
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut und Thomas Hiedl GbR
Melanie Select
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
DE
2 records
Vera
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Zelda
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
Scarlet
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
EDENS PLANTS & CREATIONS
Ronja
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
Yellow Beauty
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Franz Maassen, GERD CANDERS
DE
2 records
Frieda
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Seastar
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Saphira
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
Steffie
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Mandy
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Sabine
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Barcelona
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Pina
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
Sydney
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Pretoria
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.