SPECIAL USES. Edging, foundation planting, bonsai, hedges, pots, and dish gardens.
Calluna vulgaris Ericaceae Heather, Ling
Low evergreen shrub, clusters of pinkish bell flowers in August and September, leaves very small.
CARE. Soil light, peaty, sandy, with acid leaf mold. Full sun best but light shade is acceptable. Drainage is necessary in winter but prevent dehydration by dry winds. Hardy.
PROPAGATION. Cuttings, layering, division.
SPECIAL USES. Rock gardens, foundation planting, edging, containers.
Caryopteris incana Verbenaceae Blue Spirea
Deciduous shrub, gray-green toothed leaves. Shrub grows to two or three feet and forms a ball the same width; firmly packed with fuzzy, fringed flowers in late summer, of blue or purplish tints.
CARE. Full sun, light soil, the sandier the better. Tolerates drought. Not entirely hardy and may be killed-back but will bloom anyhow. Prune severely in spring, making a more compact plant.
PROPAGATION. Cuttings of mature wood in August (root under glass), layering, seeds.