Talk:Calluna

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To survive, heather must be planted in acidic soil. Scotland possesses much of this, so the heather plant really thrives there. The conditions are not so suitable in the United States, however, and the southwestern states such as California are unable to grow any heather. 05:46, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

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I've seen several patches of Calluna vulgaris on Cape Cod. Is this due to the acidity of the Cape's soil, or it's heathland qualities? Matthew 06:31, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Probably both, and more importantly, that someone planted it there - MPF 21:34, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

possibly, but it's naturalized all over New England, and, acc. to the USDA, in the northeast midwest US and Washington state (!) as well. ( http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch?keywordquery=Calluna+vulgaris&mode=sciname&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 ) NaySay 17:35, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

I have a pot with heather but I do not know how often I should water it. Any help? Vasilikim 15:19, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

How do i propergate heather, do i take cuttings or collect seed ?. Jonloz (talk) 14:24, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

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