Wickwar Flame heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Wickwar Flame'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Wickwar Flame' heather (Calluna vulgaris 'Wickwar Flame') is a shrub for borders, rock gardens, pollinator 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. Bees visit the flowers, and the foliage stays evergreen. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows 12 to 24 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide, so give it room to spread.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Bloodgood Japanese maple, and Wide Brim hosta.