New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Beach Heath |
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Woolly beachheather |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 3 to 8 inches |
| Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front |
| Uses: | Groundcover |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| Conservation status: | Vulnerable (VU) |
| Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Feb 15, 2018 4:52 PM I see this interesting low plant, Woolly Beach-Heather, all the time on the backdunes of the southern Delaware seashore. It is native along the Atlantic Coast from Maine down into North Carolina, around the Great Lakes, and in some spots at lake shores in west of the Great Lakes and in southern Canada into Alberta. I only know of it being a wild plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
