Spring Torch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch'
USDA zones4 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purplish-pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Spring Torch' heather (Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch') is a shrub for borders, rock gardens, containers, 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. Its purplish-pink flowers attract bees. This evergreen grows 12 to 18 inches tall. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Hinoki cypress, Blue grama, and Black Parrot tulip.