Flowering Heather

 Tough, dependable, versatile; there are lots of good things to say about heather, or ling,  as it is sometimes known. A low growing, evergreen shrub, with tiny, bell-shaped flowers, heather is typically associated with moors and heathland. A popular rockery and garden plant, it is also sold as a cut flower and foliage. 

Calluna and Erica are the two most well-known genera of heather. They flower at different times of the year, extending the overall flowering period. Erica flowers in winter and spring, Calluna in summer and autumn. Even when they are not blooming, they are a useful foliage to have to hand. 

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