Technically this post should be called 'Plants of the week', but you can't really talk about Heather without getting confused and talking about Heath.
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Heath (Erica carnea)
Heather (Calluna, the one traditionally found in Scotland, name sounds a bit like 'Candida' and reminds me of vaginal thrush) and Heath (Erica, the one with the prettier latin name) are almost identical; Heather handles cold weather better but they are both well behaved and low maintenance, evergreen shrubs with white or pink flowers.
I'm talking about Heather and Heath because my local SSSI lowland heathland (Lindow Common) celebrates 50 years since it was first designated this year, which is great excuse to remind everyone that lowland heaths are rarer habitats than tropical rainforests, and for me to go and see if the Heather there has started to wake up after winter. Photos soon!
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