Heather flowers bloom in late summer.

Plant name for heather. Calluna vulgaris Erica vulgaris. Calluna vulgarisScottish heatheror Ling. Flowersfromlate summeruntil well into autumn andthere is a vast rangeof coloursto choose from both in flower and foliage.

Heather is an English vocabulary word defining the flowering plant indigenous to the moorlands of Europe particularly Scotland. Heather is a more common flower-inspired name but has fallen in popularity lately and is due for a comeback soon. Holly The name Holly comes from the holly tree a coniferous tree whose berries are traditionally used to decorate for Christmas.

In practice both are virtually identical in terms of form and growth habit and thrive in the same soil light and water conditions. Heights range fromaround 60cm downtocultivars that hug the ground-withall shapes andsizesin between. Heather Health Benefits and Side Effects.

True heather common heath broom heather Scots heather ling common ling lyng beitilyng Icelandic heidekraut German fraoch Gaelic. Heather in the Landscape The larger heathers are particularly striking when planted in mass on a slope. Heather is widespread in temperate areas throughout the northern hemisphere.

Heather Calluna vulgaris also called Scotch heather or ling low evergreen shrub of the heath family widespread in western Europe and Asia North America and Greenland. They can be divided into species called Calluna heathers and Erica heaths. Plant heaths and heathers in open areas up hillsides or along pathways.

They tolerate poor rocky soil and even salt spray so theyre marvelous along coastal hillsides where little else will grow. Heather is frequently called by the names Heather Scotch heather ling or Scottish heather. They pair especially well with dwarf conifers which require similar acidic soil conditions.