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Firefly Scotch Heather

Calluna vulgaris ‘Firefly'

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Firefly Scotch Heather

Calluna vulgaris ‘Firefly'

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Firefly Scotch Heather forms a low mound of upright stems, reaching about 18 inches tall and 2 feet or more across. The tiny leaves all along the stems begin yellow in spring, turning chartreuse with apricot and salmon overtones in summer. In fall it turns terracotta, finally becoming fiery brick-red for the winter months. In late summer and into fall it produces lilac-pink flowers that attract bees and butterflies, making this plant an incredible color-addition to your garden. It is perfect for poor, sandy and acidic soils, making an excellent groundcover, or for growing on slopes, retaining walls, among rocks and even in planters.

  • A magnificent groundcover for foliage color
  • Yellow flushed with apricot and salmon from spring to late summer
  • Terracotta turning fierce brick-red in fall and through winter
  • Lilac-pink flowers in late summer and into fall
  • Ideal for poor, acidic and sandy soils

Plant your Firefly Scotch Heather in full sun to enjoy the strongest foliage colors, but it will also grow in a little partial shade. It grows in poor sandy soils, but only in acidic soil, so don’t plant in alkaline ground. If you don’t have suitable soil it is a great container plant. Once established it tolerates drought and takes salt-spray too. Deer, pests, and diseases normally leave this tough and reliable plant alone. A simple trim in early spring is all the annual care it needs.

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Botanical Name:

Calluna vulgaris ‘Firefly'

Mature Width:

1-2 ft

Mature Height:

1-1.5 ft

Grows Well In:

Zones 5-8

Zone Map

Sun Needs:

Full Sun

Water Needs:

Moderate

Growth Rate:

Medium

Flower Color:

Pink

Flowering Season:

Summer