Robert Chapman heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Robert Chapman'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Robert Chapman' heather (Calluna vulgaris 'Robert Chapman') is a shrub for borders, pollinator gardens, and rock gardens. 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 or loamy soil. It sits low on the menu for deer. Bees visit the flowers in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. The plant is evergreen and has an ascending habit.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Hinoki cypress, and Greig's tulip.