sooo....my neighbor this am asked me to smell one of his candles he found in the basement ( not as weird as it sounds folks:) anyhoo...turned the candle over and its scent was Heather ...huh. So he asked his wife about Heather and she said ,paraphrasing,a its a low bush that is invasive...(touche) LOl so I googled Heather just to see what came up, and heres what it said: Growing Heather: How To Care For Heather Brilliant blooms of the heather flower attract gardeners to this low growing evergreen shrub. Various performance results from growing heather. Size and forms of the shrub vary greatly and many colors of the blooming heather flower exist. Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) is native to the moors and bogs of Europe and may be difficult to grow in some areas of the U.S. However, gardeners continue planting heather for its spectacular form and foliage and for the racemes of the heather flower. How to Care for Heather The heather flower appears in mid summer to mid fall on this low growing ground cover shrub. Heather plant care usually should not include pruning, as this may disturb the natural look of growing heather. Scotch heather plant care does not include heavy watering once the plant is established, usually after the first year. However, the shrub is not drought tolerant in all landscape situations. After being established, heather is picky about water requirements, needing about an inch per week, including rainfall and supplemental irrigation. Too much water of growing heather can cause roots to rot, but soil should remain consistently moist. The heather flower is tolerant of sea spray and resistant to deer. Growing heather requires acidic, sandy or loamy soil that is well drained, and protection from damaging winds. The attractive, changing foliage of this specimen of the Ericaceae family is another reason for planting heather. Forms of foliage will vary with the type of heather you plant and with the age of the shrub. Many cultivars of heather offer changing, brilliant and colorful foliage at different times of year. Some sources report that growing heather is limited to zones 4 to 6, other include zone 7. Any zones further south are said to be too hot for the heather shrub. Some sources advise of difficulties with the plant’s vigor and blame it on soil, moisture content and wind. Yet, gardeners continue planting heather and experimenting with how to care for heather with enthusiasm for the attractive, long blooming ground cover shrub. (just remember to keep me watered and not too hot~Heather)
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:06:54 +0000
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