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Calluna
Horticulture Week
04 September 2008
Easy to care for, these largely trouble-free plants are ideal for adding year-round colour, writes Dave Holland.
The native heather, Calluna vulgaris, is a common sight in upland areas where it benefits a range of wildlife, particularly pollinating insects. It has been equally beneficial to plant breeders, giving rise to myriad cultivars, which provide a huge range of foliage colours and a flowering season from June to November. For landscapers, a heather bed justifies itself by being fully hardy, long-lived,...
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