Aphrodite heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Aphrodite'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Aphrodite' heather (Calluna vulgaris 'Aphrodite') is a shrub for borders, rock gardens, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It stays evergreen, grows about 12 inches tall, and blooms in summer and again in autumn. Bees visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Norway spruce, Autumn fern, and Bush honeysuckle.