Calluna vulgaris 'Firefly'
Common name: 
Firefly Scotch Heather
Pronunciation: 
ka-LU-na vul-GA-ris
Family: 
Ericaceae
Genus: 
Calluna
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Evergreen ground cover, to about 45 cm high, reddish brown foliage in summer, turning deep brick red in winter; flowers lilac, blooms in late summer to early fall.
  • Sun, does well in low nutrient soils
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4        Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit, 1993.
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden
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  • plant habit, winter

    plant habit, winter