Calluna vulgaris 'Orange Queen'
Heather 'Orange Queen', Ling 'Orange Queen', Scots heather 'Orange Queen', Erica vulgaris 'Orange Queen'
Calluna Calluna
'Orange Queen' _ 'Orange Queen' is a densely-branched, mat-forming, evergreen shrub with narrow, golden-yellow leaves that turn bronze in autumn and orange in winter. Upright racemes of lavender-pink flowers bloom from late summer into autumn.
Calluna vulgaris 'Orange Queen' is: Evergreen
Dense, Mat Forming, Prostrate, Spreading
Lavender, Pink in Summer; Lavender, Pink in Autumn
Orange, Golden-yellow in Spring; Golden-yellow in Summer; Bronze in Autumn; Orange in Winter
Generally pest-free.
Phytophthora root diseases Phytophthora root diseases
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Calluna vulgaris 'Orange Queen' (Heather 'Orange Queen') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Plant in free-draining, humus-rich, acidic soil in full sun.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Calluna vulgaris 'Orange Queen'
Heather 'Orange Queen', Ling 'Orange Queen', Scots heather 'Orange Queen', Erica vulgaris 'Orange Queen'
Calluna Calluna
'Orange Queen' _ 'Orange Queen' is a densely-branched, mat-forming, evergreen shrub with narrow, golden-yellow leaves that turn bronze in autumn and orange in winter. Upright racemes of lavender-pink flowers bloom from late summer into autumn.
Evergreen
Dense, Mat Forming, Prostrate, Spreading
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Lavender, Pink in Summer; Lavender, Pink in Autumn
Orange, Golden-yellow in Spring; Golden-yellow in Summer; Bronze in Autumn; Orange in Winter
Generally pest-free.
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Calluna vulgaris 'Orange Queen' (Heather 'Orange Queen') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Plant in free-draining, humus-rich, acidic soil in full sun.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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