Romy
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
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.
Leandra
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
Mignon
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
H. C. Hoekert
DE
1 record
Verena
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Rainer de Winkel (Gartenbau)
DE
1 record
Pink Melanie
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
KRAMER KURT| Kurt Kramer (Heidezuechtung)
DE
1 record
Liset
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
WINK7
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Peter de Winkel / Rainer de Winkel (Gartenbau)
DE
1 record
Athene 2020
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Magda
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Red Beauty
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
MAASSEN| Franz Maassen / CANDERS| Gerd Canders
DE
2 records
Netty
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Fiona
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
Shirlita
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Svenja
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
H. C. Hoekert
DE
1 record
Patricia
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Johannes van Leuven
Helena
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer (Heidezüchtung)
DE
1 record
Paulina
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Holger Lienhop
DE
1 record
Libra
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
H. C. Hoekert
DE
1 record
Tessa
WithdrawnCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Apollo
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Ernst Jacke (Gartenbau)
DE
1 record
Zenzia
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Horst Marohn
Dreinullvier
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Bajazzo
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Robert Nielsen (Soltauer Baumschulen)
DE
1 record
Marielle
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.