Calluna vulgaris 'Silver King'
Heather 'Silver King', Ling 'Silver King', Scots heather 'Silver King', Scottish heather 'Silver King', Scotch heather 'Silver King', Bassum 'Silver King', Basam 'Silver King'
Calluna Calluna
'Silver King' _ 'Silver King' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing tiny, linear, overlapping, softly hairy, grey-green leaves and racemes of urn-shaped, white flowers from midsummer to early autumn.
Calluna vulgaris 'Silver King' is: Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact
White in Summer; White in Autumn
Grey-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 'Silver King' (Heather 'Silver King') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
Rock, Low Maintenance, Ground Cover, Wildlife, Garden edging, Cottage/Informal, Containers, Coastal, Banks and Slopes
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 'Silver King'
Heather 'Silver King', Ling 'Silver King', Scots heather 'Silver King', Scottish heather 'Silver King', Scotch heather 'Silver King', Bassum 'Silver King', Basam 'Silver King'
Calluna Calluna
'Silver King' _ 'Silver King' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing tiny, linear, overlapping, softly hairy, grey-green leaves and racemes of urn-shaped, white flowers from midsummer to early autumn.
Garden origin
Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact
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White in Summer; White in Autumn
Grey-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Pruning group 10. Shear back spent flower stems.
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Calluna vulgaris 'Silver King' (Heather 'Silver King') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
Rock, Low Maintenance, Ground Cover, Wildlife, Garden edging, Cottage/Informal, Containers, Coastal, Banks and Slopes
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 drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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