Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch'

Also Known As

Spring Torch Heather

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 12"-20"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch' plant details

Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch' is a moderate-growing, slow-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with green, pink, red, variegated and white foliage. In spring lavender and pink flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Grows well with sun and low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in acidic, gritty and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen green, pink, red, variegated and white
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 20 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender and pink blooms in spring
Uses: rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Calluna vulgaris 'Spring Torch'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: low

Soil needs: acidic, gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The green foliage of this 12-18? plant has vermillion-colored tip in spring and then produces its pink bell-flowers in late summer as well-- twice the color!

By: Forestfarm

Small evergreen shrub or mat-forming groundcover. Dark green foliage is complimented with mauve flowers from August to October. Foliage has pink to red tips in the winter and pink to cream tips in the summer. Upright in habit to around 20-24" tall Growth Rate slow

By: Garden World

New foliage growth blazes orange-yellow, maturing to deep green, with medium pink flower spikes on a loosely mounding form.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Pink and red tips in spring. Mauve flowers.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

New growth on this vibrant heather is scarlet with a subsequent slow change to green in summer. Lavender-pink flowers appear in spring. Its new growth is so exceptional that it looks as if it were in flower.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

The tips of the medium green foliage are colored pink and cream in spring, providing an additional season of interest. Mauve flowers open in late summer and fall. Upright.