When it comes to grave planting, heather is one of the most popular plants of all. You can use the plant to create classic, timeless arrangements as well as very individual floral combinations. This is what heather offers and this is how you use it.
Why is heather often used to plant graves?
Heatheris easy to care foras well as robust andbears decorative flowersThe small flowers, with their muted colors, do not appear too intrusive in the cool season. The low growth of heather is a good prerequisite for grave planting close to the ground.
When is the best time to plant heather on a grave?
Plant heather fromlate summerorautumn on the grave. Depending on the variety, heather blooms in autumn or spring. In both cases, this grave plant beautifies the planted area with attractive flowers during the dreary and cold time of the year. Autumn cold and winter frost cannot harm the hardy heather. So you don't have to worry about your grave planting with heather being damaged by ice and snow.
What can I combine heather with when planting graves?
Combine heather withornamental grassesorperennials that bloom at the appropriate time of year. For example, you can use the following plants when designing your grave:
- Blue fescue (Festuca glauca)
- Barbed wire plant (Calocephalus/Leucophyta brownii)
- Horn violet (Viola cornuta)
- Cyclamen (Cyclamen)
- Purple bells (Heuchera)
When combining heather in grave planting, you can create very flexible color accents. The bright and muted colors of the heather blossom can be combined in many different ways.
Which heather beautifies graves in late summer and autumn?
TheBell heather(Erica gracilis) or theBroom heather (Calluna vulgaris) are ideal for grave planting in late summer. These two varieties are evergreen and bear beautiful flowers from late summer onwards, which beautify a grave site for a long time. Heather is perennial. It can provide you with beautiful grave planting for over a decade. Once the plant has grown densely enough, it usually doesn't give weeds a chance.
Which heath offers a beautiful spring grave planting?
With theWinter heather (Erica carnea) you also have a heather with a flowering period right at the beginning of the year. It usually extends from January to April. Since there can still be a blanket of snow here, this type of heather is also known as snow heather. You can use this heather for winter grave planting.
Tip
Snails avoid grave areas with heather
Snails don't like heather. If you use the plant for grave planting, snail damage is usually not an issue. You don't have to regularly collect snails from the robust and winter-hardy heather, nor is constant watering necessary.
