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Calluna vulgaris 'Corbett's Red' (Heather 'Corbett's Red')

Other names: Ling 'Corbett's Red', Scots heather 'Corbett's Red', Scottish heather 'Corbett's Red', Erica vulgaris 'Corbett's Red', Basam 'Corbett's Red', Bassum 'Corbett's Red', Besum 'Corbett's Red', Scotch heather 'Corbett's Red'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Corbett's Red' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with tiny, linear, overlapping, dark green leaves and racemes of urn-shaped, crimson to reddish-pink flowers from late summer into autumn.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.3 m 0.45 m 5-10 years
0 ft 1 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, acid soil in sun.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Containers/Patio, Rock, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildlife, Garden edging

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6

Sunset zone

1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 10. Shear back spent flower stems.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Generally pest-free.

Diseases

Phytophthora root diseases

Prune shrubs (optional)

Take softwood cuttings

Plant in moist, lime free, well-drained soil

Layer in early summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Sow seeds in a cold frame in spring

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Calluna vulgaris 'Sunningdale Bright Tips'
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Calluna vulgaris 'Marleen'
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Calluna vulgaris 'Stefanie'
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Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch'
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Calluna vulgaris 'Kerstin'
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Calluna vulgaris 'Gold Knight'
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