Silver Knight heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Silver Knight'
USDA zones4 to 7
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
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Silver Knight' heather (Calluna vulgaris 'Silver Knight') is a shrub for borders, containers, rock gardens, and pollinator 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, loamy, or clay soil. It stays evergreen and blooms in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. It sits low on the menu for deer. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Globosa Colorado spruce, Springwood White tree heath, and Prairie dropseed.