What makes heather so special? Discover its unique charm at a glance
Heather is a shrub flower. There are about seven hundred species of heather worldwide, roughly distributed across Africa, the Mediterranean and Europe, with peak bloom in spring.
Other names for heather
Heather is also called Scottish heather.
Heather's growing habits
Heather likes a sunny growing environment and can tolerate cold. It likes loose soil rich in humus, preferably acidic soil.
Heather's flower language
Heather's flower language is loneliness, happy love.
In the wilderness of Scotland, heather blooms everywhere, letting people personally experience heather's solitude. In the novel Wuthering Heights, the lonely protagonist is buried on the heather wilderness. Macbeth in Shakespeare also heard the witch's prophecy on the heather wilderness.
Heather is the flower of loneliness.
Heather is the birth flower of December 6.