Description

One of the toughest and more tolerant of heaths to a variety of soils and moisture conditions, this variety features purple flowers along upright spikes in late winter and early spring; makes a great groundcover in a mass planting

Landscape Attributes

Ghost Hills Heath is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.

Ghost Hills Heath is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Ghost Hills Heath will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 32 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.