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Calluna vulgaris Firefly
Ericaceae
Firefly Scotch Heather
ka-LU-na vul-GA-ris
- Evergreen ground cover, to about 45 cm high, reddish brown foliage in summer, turning deep brick red in winter; flowers lilac, blooms in late summer to early fall.
- Sun. Does well in low nutrient soils.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 4 Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit, 1993.
- Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden