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ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
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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.
Volante
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
H. C. Hoekert
DE
1 record
Golden Wonder
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
ANTONS| Guenter Antons (Baumschule)
DE
1 record
Mary Ann
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Zia
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Horst Marohn
Salena
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
H. C. Hoekert
DE
1 record
Lunogelb
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Christoph Kappert
DE
1 record
White Adele
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Ernst Jacke (Gartenbau)
DE
1 record
Hasbia
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Ernst Jacke (Gartenbau)
DE
1 record
Ini
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Ernst Jacke (Gartenbau)
DE
1 record
Romina
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer (Heidezüchtung)
DE
1 record
Sylke
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
HOEKERT| H. C. Hoekert
DE
2 records
Red Favorit
Protection expiredCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Reinhold Barth und Hinrikus Barth
DE
1 record
Rosamunde
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Lyna
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Edens Creations B.V.
Marisha
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
H. C. Hoekert
DE
1 record
White Angie
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Johannes van Leuven
DE
1 record
Rosann
WithdrawnCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
KRAMER KURT| Kurt Kramer (Heidezuechtung)
DE
1 record
Beauty Star
WithdrawnCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Gerd Canders^^^Franz Maassen
Aphrodite 2020
WithdrawnCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Kurt Kramer
Leila
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
H. C. Hoekert
DE
1 record
Ziva
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Helmut Hiedl
Fabiola
TerminatedCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
Peter Herzog
DE
1 record
Marlena
ActiveCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather
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