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Winter Hardiness — Common Heather

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull

The winter hardiness of common heather (Calluna vulgaris) is characterized by high adaptability to frost down to -28.9 °C, which corresponds to USDA Hardiness Zone 5. This indicator determines the crop's ability to withstand climatic conditions under which other species may suffer significant damag…

In the reference 21 varieties crop Common heather, where this is mentioned in the description.

Wild forms of common heather are distinguished by high frost resistance; however, for garden cultivars, the values range from -20 °C to -30 °C. When temperatures drop below critical levels, the plant may suffer tissue damage, which requires evaluating survival rates in the context of specific climatic zones.

In horticultural practice, winter hardiness is often dependent on agrotechnical factors, including timely preparation of plants for the dormant period. To increase frost resistance in the autumn, potash-phosphate fertilizers are applied, and optimal soil moisture is maintained until the ground freezes.

In northern regions, garden forms of heather require additional protection for the root system using peat, leaf litter, or spruce branches. The lack of standardized quantitative scales for this crop makes winter hardiness a qualitative characteristic, reflecting a cultivar's ability to adapt to local conditions.

General information about the subject — on the page Winter hardiness.

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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.

Alexandra

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer

DE NL PL
5 records

Klaudine

Protection expired

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer

DE PL
4 records

Aphrodite

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Heidezüchtung Kurt Kramer

DE PL
4 records

Mary Lu

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer

2 records

Venus

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

LEUVEN| Johannes van Leuven

DE
3 records

Athene

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Wilfried Holzwart

DE
3 records

Veronique

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

H. C. Hoekert

DE
3 records

Moulin Rouge

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

LEUVEN| Johannes van Leuven

DE
3 records

Zeta

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer (Heidezüchtung)

DE
3 records

Liliane

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer (Heidezüchtung)

DE
3 records

Linda

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer (Heidezüchtung)

DE
3 records

Mariella

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

H. C. Hoekert

DE
3 records

Zora

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer (Heidezüchtung)

DE
3 records

Lilli

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer (Heidezüchtung)

DE
3 records

Bonita

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Marohn & Häger GBR

DE
3 records

Larissa

Terminated

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

WOLF PAUL| Paul Wolf / WOLF WERNER| Werner Wolf

DE PL
3 records

Stockholm

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Edens Creations B.V.

2 records

Zelia

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer

2 records

Havanna

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Edens Creations B.V.

2 records

BETTINA

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Johannes van Leuven

2 records

Roswitha

Protection expired

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Leo Meurs (Gartenbau)

DE NL
2 records

Elisa

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer

2 records

Zalina

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer

3 records

Gina

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer

2 records