Calluna vulgaris 'Winter Chocolate'
Heather 'Winter Chocolate', Ling 'Winter Chocolate', Scots heather 'Winter Chocolate', Scottish heather 'Winter Chocolate'
Calluna Calluna
'Winter Chocolate' _ 'Winter Chocolate' is a compact, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing tiny, linear, overlapping leaves, red-tipped yellow-green in spring, orange-flushed, yellow-green in summer turning reddish-brown to maroon in winter. Spike-like racemes of lavender flowers bloom from late summer into autumn.
Calluna vulgaris 'Winter Chocolate' is: Evergreen
Upright, Compact
Lavender in Summer; Lavender in Autumn
Yellow-green, Flushed red in Spring; Yellow-green, Flushed pink, Flushed orange in Summer; Red, Bronze in Autumn; Reddish-brown, Maroon in Winter
Generally pest-free.
Phytophthora root diseases Phytophthora root diseases
Pruning group 10
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Calluna vulgaris 'Winter Chocolate' (Heather 'Winter Chocolate') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Grow in well-drained, acid soil in sun. Classified as a 'bud-blooming' heather because flower buds swell but never open.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Calluna vulgaris 'Winter Chocolate'
Heather 'Winter Chocolate', Ling 'Winter Chocolate', Scots heather 'Winter Chocolate', Scottish heather 'Winter Chocolate'
Calluna Calluna
'Winter Chocolate' _ 'Winter Chocolate' is a compact, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing tiny, linear, overlapping leaves, red-tipped yellow-green in spring, orange-flushed, yellow-green in summer turning reddish-brown to maroon in winter. Spike-like racemes of lavender flowers bloom from late summer into autumn.
Garden origin
Evergreen
Upright, Compact
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Lavender in Summer; Lavender in Autumn
Yellow-green, Flushed red in Spring; Yellow-green, Flushed pink, Flushed orange in Summer; Red, Bronze in Autumn; Reddish-brown, Maroon in Winter
Generally pest-free.
Pruning group 10
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Calluna vulgaris 'Winter Chocolate' (Heather 'Winter Chocolate') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Grow in well-drained, acid soil in sun. Classified as a 'bud-blooming' heather because flower buds swell but never open.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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