Ling, Scotch Heather, Scots Heather 'Silver Knight' (Calluna vulgaris)

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esw Haydenville, MA(Zone 5a) Dec 02, 2004

Ling, Scotch Heather, Scots Heather 'Silver Knight'
Calluna vulgaris

Calluna vulgaris 'Silver Knight' fall foliage

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Dec 02, 2004

esw, that's a very nice looking plant. I'm not familiar with the growth habits of heather. I'm sure it's not a perennial here in my zone 3, but isn't it indigenous to the mountains?

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esw Haydenville, MA(Zone 5a) Dec 02, 2004

Weezingreens, I love the grey foliage on this one....not very green at all. It doesn't show up well against the bark though in this picture. I should have used a background of some sort.
I did a quick look up and the heather society pages list all of the genera of heathers and heaths. Some are found in the arctic circle zone 2! take a look:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/heather/heather_family.html#Calluna
Sue

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Dec 02, 2004

Thanks, Sue. I found this heather that grows in Alaska, but it's Sitka. Southeastern Alaska is the 'Florida' of Alaska. They are really much closer to Pacific Northwest than Alaska: http://www.nawwal.org/~mrgoff/pictures/picpgs/2981.html

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Dec 02, 2004

And here's another Sitka variety: http://www.nawwal.org/~mrgoff/pictures/picpgs/69810a.html

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esw Haydenville, MA(Zone 5a) Dec 03, 2004

Cool pics, Those look more like the Erica species with little spiky leaves emanating from the stems...interesting.

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Dec 05, 2004

If someone had asked me if we grow heather, I'd have said 'no'. Of course, the weather is much milder in Southeastern Alaska.

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