Calluna vulgaris 'Alba Rigida'
Heather 'Alba Rigida', Calluna vulgaris 'Rigida Prostrata', Scotch heather 'Alba Rigida', Scots heather 'Alba Rigida', Ling 'Alba Rigida', Basam 'Alba Rigida'
Calluna Calluna
'Alba Rigida' _ 'Alba Rigida' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with stiff, upright stems bearing tiny, linear, overlapping, mid- to bright green leaves and racemes of small, bell-shaped, white flowers in mid- to late summer.
Calluna vulgaris 'Alba Rigida' is: Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact
White in Summer
Bright-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Phytophthora root diseases Phytophthora root diseases
Pruning group 10. Shear back spent flower stems.
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Calluna vulgaris 'Alba Rigida' (Heather 'Alba Rigida') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Bees (attract & feed bees), Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Rock, Wildlife
Grow in well-drained, acid soil in sun.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Calluna vulgaris 'Alba Rigida'
Heather 'Alba Rigida', Calluna vulgaris 'Rigida Prostrata', Scotch heather 'Alba Rigida', Scots heather 'Alba Rigida', Ling 'Alba Rigida', Basam 'Alba Rigida'
Calluna Calluna
'Alba Rigida' _ 'Alba Rigida' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with stiff, upright stems bearing tiny, linear, overlapping, mid- to bright green leaves and racemes of small, bell-shaped, white flowers in mid- to late summer.
Garden origin
Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact
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White in Summer
Bright-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Pruning group 10. Shear back spent flower stems.
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Calluna vulgaris 'Alba Rigida' (Heather 'Alba Rigida') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Bees (attract & feed bees), Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Rock, Wildlife
Grow in well-drained, acid soil in sun.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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Soil pH: | Acid | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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