Cassiope 'Muirhead'
cassiope 'Muirhead'
'Muirhead' is a compact evergreen shrub to 12cm in height, habit spreading, with much-branched, ascending shoots clothed in tiny scale-like leaves. Flowers 6-8mm in length, bell-shaped, white, solitary in leaf axils
Size
Ultimate height
Up to 10cmTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
AcidColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | White | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Matforming
- Genus
Cassiope are small, heath-like evergreen shrubs with tiny, dark green leaves in four ranks, and solitary, nodding, bell or urn-shaped white flowers from the upper leaf axils in late spring and early summer
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a sheltered site in acid, humus-rich soil in partial shade or full sun. Suitable for rock garden, peat bank or open woodland
Propagation
Propagate by seed, greenwood and semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Rock garden
- Ground cover
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
Generally pest-free
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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