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Summer Heather Plants - Description
- Ground Cover Heather Plants
- Wonderful Mix of Colours
- 3 Blooms in Single Pot
- Quantity: 1 Plant
- Pink, Purple & White Flowering Heather
- Summer / Autumn Flowering Heather Plant
- Vibrant Flowers
- Deep Green Foliage
- Suited to Acidic Soils
- Requires Lime Free Soils
- Potted Plant
- Pot Size: 11cm
Summer Heather Plants - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Evergreen perennial
- Habit: Mound forming
- Fully Grown Size: 60cm spread & 45cm in height
- Flower Colour: Pink, Purple & White
- Foliage: Deep Green
- Flowering Time: Late Summer Into Autumn
- Spacing: 60cm
- Hardiness: Hardy
Summer Heather Plants - Uses
- Large, evergreen, mound forming plants are a reliable plant for gardeners
- Grow for colour in your garden from late Summer
- Evergreen mounds look best at the front of borders
- Use as a low hedge
- Suit a Japanese style garden
- Plant with conifers, ferns & grasses
- Suited to bog gardens
- These are acid loving
Summer Heather Plants - Planting Instructions
- Soak pots in water before sowing
- Grow in acidic soils
- If living in Midlands, lime soil means you will need to grow in ericaceous compost
- Happy in peaty soils
- Choose a location
- Grow in full sun or partial shade
- Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
- Also happy in moist soil conditions
- Spacing: 60cm apart
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks with ericaceous feed
- To maintain the plants compact & neat shape, cut back after flowering
- Remove approx 1 inch of growth
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