Calluna vulgaris Garden Girls® ‘Twin Girls’

Calluna vulgaris Garden Girls® ‘Twin Girls’ is a compact, hardy evergreen heather combining pink and white flower buds in the same pot for an instant two-tone autumn display.

Unlike traditional flowering heathers, Garden Girls® are specially bred bud bloomers. Their colourful buds remain tightly closed rather than opening fully, helping them retain their fresh pink and white colour for much longer through autumn and into the colder months.

At approximately 20cm tall in an 11cm nursery pot, ‘Twin Girls’ is ideal for patio pots, window boxes, doorstep displays and mixed autumn containers, or it can be planted permanently into suitable acidic garden soil.

Light & Position

Grow outdoors in full sun for the strongest colour and most compact growth. It will tolerate some light partial shade, although a brighter position is preferable.

Soil & Planting

Calluna is an acid-loving plant and grows best in well-drained acidic soil. If growing in a container, use an ericaceous compost.

If your garden soil is alkaline or chalky, growing your heather in a pot of ericaceous compost is usually the simplest option.

Watering

Keep the compost reasonably moist, particularly while the plant is establishing or when grown in a container. Water when the surface begins to dry, then allow excess water to drain freely.

Avoid allowing a small container to dry out completely for prolonged periods, but equally do not leave the plant standing in waterlogged compost.

Autumn & Winter Colour

The pink and white buds are designed to remain closed, allowing them to hold their colour for an unusually long period. This makes ‘Twin Girls’ particularly useful for autumn and early-winter displays when many other outdoor plants have finished flowering.

After Winter

This is a hardy perennial evergreen shrub, not a disposable seasonal bedding plant. Once the main display has finished, lightly trim the old flowering growth in spring to help keep the plant compact and encourage fresh new shoots. Avoid cutting deeply into old woody stems.

Why You'll Love It

• Two-tone pink and white colour in a single pot
• Long-lasting Garden Girls® bud-blooming display
• Hardy evergreen plant for year-round structure
• Perfect for autumn pots, window boxes and doorstep displays
• Compact 20cm size that's easy to combine with other seasonal plants
• Can be planted permanently into suitable acidic garden soil

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Calluna vulgaris
Series: Garden Girls®
Variety: Twin Girls
Common Name: Heather
Colour: Pink & White / Bi-Colour
Nursery Pot Size: 11cm
Approximate Height: 20cm
Growth Habit: Compact, bushy and evergreen
Position: Outdoors