| Scientific Name: | Calluna vulgaris |
| Common Name: | heather |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Ground cover, Invasive plant |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Upright |
| Form: | Mounded |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Dried flower or fruit, Group or mass planting, Small garden/space, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Scale-like, Opposite, Prickly, Glabrous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Oct-Nov, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves linear, 1-3mm long x 0.3-0.5mm wide, somewhat scale-like, two per node but next pair rotated 90 degrees (forms an 'X' when viewing a short stem section from the end); flower parts in 4's, 4-5mm wide, most cvs. pink-purple, Jul-Oct. | |