Light Needs
Mature Height
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With its beautiful, double, shell-pink flowers and dark green foliage, this spreading evergreen makes a year-round statement. Calluna vulgaris 'County Wicklow’ blooms from summer through autumn. It’s a compact plant, reaching only 12 inches in height after 5-10 years.
This low-maintenance evergreen is generally pest-free. If you’re interested in attracting pollinators, this is a great choice—it’s bee friendly and attractive to butterflies and moths. At the same time, it’s not particularly attractive to unwanted deer visitors. This UK native plant is also drought tolerant after establishment. Your County Wicklow Heather is a great choice for ground cover, flower borders and beds, rock gardens, city and courtyard gardens and containers.
County Wicklow Heather Plant Care
The County Wicklow Heather will thrive in an area that receives full sun. Plant it in moist but well-drained soil. It can handle loamy, clay and sandy soils, but prefers an acidic pH. This shrub requires little food or attention—in fact, you won’t need to fertilize it at all. It even prefers lean soil, low in organic matter. Water well in the first year, keeping soil moist. After that, the heather should not need much supplemental watering, unless you live in a very arid region.
Remove any dead flower spikes in early spring. This will help maintain the plant’s compact growth, keeping it from getting leggy and woody. Prune in early summer and late spring, but use the utmost care, making sure not to cut back hard into old wood. Doing so could prevent new growth.
County Wicklow Heather Plant Spacing
This is a spreading plant, and planting distances vary based on personal preference. A safe bet is spacing new plants about 1-2 feet apart. If you are planting in a container, choose a pot at least 12 inches in diameter.
County Wicklow Heather Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 4 to 8 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Shade to Full Sun (3+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 6-18 Inches
- Mature Spread
- 1-2 Feet
- Growth Habit
- , Spreading
- Water Needs
- Dry
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- , Pink
- Flower Description
- Pink
- Bloom Time
- Summer to Fall
- Blooms On
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New Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Late winter to early spring, before new growth starts
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Dark Green
- Foliage Type
- , Evergreen
- Seasonal Interest
- , Summer Flowering, Fall Flowering
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- County Wicklow Heather
- Botanical Name
- Calluna vulgaris 'County Wicklow'
- Plant Type
- Shrub
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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