Heather 'Dark Beauty', Ling 'Dark Beauty', Scottish Heather 'Dark Beauty', Scots Heather 'Dark Beauty'
Award-winning Calluna vulgaris ‘Dark Beauty’ (Heather) is one of the darkest flowered Calluna. Its profuse, semi-double, dark cerise flowers, deepening to ruby-red, are on display for many weeks in late summer and early fall and contrast beautifully with the dark green, evergreen foliage. A sport from Calluna vulgaris ‘Darkness’, it has a neat compact upright habit.
| Hardiness |
5 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
5 - 7 |
| Climate Zones | 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17 |
| Plant Type | Shrubs |
| Plant Family | Ericaceae |
| Genus | Calluna |
| Common names | Heather, Ling, Scottish Heather |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
| Height |
7" - 8" (18cm - 20cm) |
| Spread |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spacing |
15" - 18" (40cm - 50cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Garden Uses | Banks And Slopes, Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Patio And Containers |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden |
| Hardiness |
5 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
5 - 7 |
| Climate Zones | 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17 |
| Plant Type | Shrubs |
| Plant Family | Ericaceae |
| Genus | Calluna |
| Common names | Heather, Ling, Scottish Heather |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
| Height |
7" - 8" (18cm - 20cm) |
| Spread |
1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
| Spacing |
15" - 18" (40cm - 50cm) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Garden Uses | Banks And Slopes, Beds And Borders, Ground Covers, Patio And Containers |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden |
How many Calluna vulgaris ‘Dark Beauty’ (Heather) do I need for my garden?
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Calluna vulgaris ‘Dark Beauty’ (Heather) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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