blue heath

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A low-growing, evergreen shrub with small (1cm) linear, dark green glossy leaves and nodding, pitcher-shaped, purplish-pink flowers in clusters in late spring and summer. A good plant for the rock garden

Scientific classification

Species: blue heath (Phyllodoce caerulea)
Genus: Phyllodoce
Family: Ericaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of blue heath

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Temperate N. Hemisphere

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of blue heath

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blue heath care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Shorten flowered shoots to about 1.5–2.5 cm from the previous year's growth. If flowering is on last year's growth, prune after flowering; if on current-year growth, prune the following early to mid-spring.