Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) is a long-lived, evergreen shrub that is native to Eurasia and North Africa. It was introduced to New Zealand as a garden ornamental and was first recorded in the wild (naturalised) in 1910. The plant grows up to about 1 metre tall and has many slender, woody stems covered with tiny, scale-like leaves. It flowers from January to April, producing numerous small pink, mauve or white bell-shaped flowers, which develop into capsules containing many tiny seeds. It tolerates frost, drought, low-fertility soils and exposed conditions. It reproduces by seed. Seeds are dispersed by wind, water and human activities.
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