Heather Varieties

Lily of the Valley Heather

The shape of the lily of the valley heather is very similar to an urn-shaped bell, and it is named after its flowers which resemble lily of the valley. When the breeze blows, the flowers sway in the wind, looking very cute. It combines the elegance of lily of the valley with the refinement of azalea. The plant is short, the leaves are smooth, and the flowers are small and numerous, white in color. It is very famous abroad and has a high appreciation value.

Short skirt heather

Heather is an evergreen shrub suitable for potted plants and flower beds. It can be made into scented tea for tasting, and the nectar also has high medicinal value. The flowers are pink, small, numerous, and bell-shaped, which is really beautiful.

Christmas Heather

Christmas heather is a relatively famous variety of heather. It is called snake-eye heather in Japan and its English name means "desolate land". It also has bell-shaped flowers, with small and numerous flowers, and a slight purple tint in the pink. This color combination is very comfortable and pleasing to the eye.

Spring heather

Spring heather, also known as winter heather, has a short plant, thin leaves, and grows slowly. It is produced in abundance in southern Europe. As a type of heather, the essential oil extracted from it has the effect of beauty and skin care.

White Heather

White heather, an evergreen tree, symbolizes solitude. It is not only beautiful in appearance, but also extremely useful. Its roots and neck can be used to make pipes.

Heather

The flowers of dense-leaved heather are slender tubular and variable, sometimes hairy and sometimes smooth, sometimes dry and sometimes mucous. The flowers are brightly colored, rose red, with four short yellow or white sepals at the top of the flower, which is very beautiful.

Heather

Slender-necked heather has short leaves with broad blades and flowers about 1 inch long that open downward in a narrow neck shape. The branches are full of flowers, the calyx is all red and it likes sunlight.

Berry heather

The leaves of the berry heather are light green, and the flowers are pink, gathered into an umbrella shape. The flowers are small and numerous, forming terminal compound cymes. The plant can grow to 2.5 meters in height, and the flowering period is from September to November.

Heather glandularis

Glandular heather has red, long, small, numerous, and branched flowers. It blooms in spring, and when the flowers bloom, the narrow leaves form three bracts that cover the sepals.

In addition to the heather introduced above, there are many other types, such as Scottish heather, slender heather, willow-leaf heather, tree heather, etc. This unique flower is not only beautiful but also practical. It can beautify and nourish the body, and has high economic value.