{"id":940,"date":"2017-01-17T03:29:42","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T03:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutflowers1.wpengine.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2017-01-17T03:29:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T03:29:42","slug":"heather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safnow.org\/aboutflowers\/heather\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Heather Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Heather<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Flower common names: <\/b>heather, calluna, Scotch heather\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Flower description:<\/b> These evergreen shrubs consist of tight stems covered with tiny leaves. They have 6- to 10-inch flower spikes and come in purple, lavender, pink and white. Heather is a flowering plant or cut flower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"\/flowers\/\">Back to Flower Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Plant common names:<\/b> heather, calluna, Scotch heather<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Plant description: <\/b>These evergreen shrubs consist of tight stems covered with tiny leaves that are 1\/8-inch long. They grow from 4 inches to 3 feet tall. They have 6- to 10-inch flower spikes and come in purple, lavender, pink and white.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Special care: <\/b>Keep product stored at 34 to 38 F\/1 to 3 C. Do not prune tips because doing so accelerates water loss. Water plants frequently, but do not allow them to stand in water or to dry out. They are susceptible to fungus disease during moist, humid summers, so use a fungicide at the first sign of infection. 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