Firefly heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Firefly'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Firefly' heather (Calluna vulgaris 'Firefly') is a shrub for borders, rock gardens, pollinator gardens, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It stays evergreen and grows 12 to 24 inches tall and wide. Bees visit the flowers, and the plant does best in acid soil.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Hinoki cypress, Bristlecone pine, and Pink Impression tulip.