Kramer's Red Heather

A bright burst of color in the cold season. Kramer's Red Heather is prized for the vivid magenta-red flowers that appear in late winter and early spring, when most of the landscape is still waking up. Those blooms bring real energy to the garden and stand out beautifully against the plant’s dark green evergreen foliage. Evergreen texture keeps it valuable all year. Even when it is not in flower, Kramer's Red Heather earns its space with fine-textured evergreen foliage and a tidy mounded habit. It helps soften edges, fill small openings, and keep the front of the border looking full and finished year-round. Compact growth makes it easy to use. This is a low-growing, spreading shrub that works beautifully where larger evergreens would feel too heavy. It stays compact enough for smaller beds and containers, yet spreads enough to function as a flowering ground cover when planted in groups. A strong fit for rock gardens, slopes, and borders. Kramer's Red Heather is especially useful in rock gardens, along paths, on sunny slopes, and at the front of mixed borders. It also works well in pots and troughs, where the winter flowers can be appreciated up close. In mass plantings, it creates a colorful carpet effect that is especially striking in the cold season. Easy care starts with sun and drainage. Kramer's Red Heather performs best in full sun to light partial shade and in well-drained, acidic soil. Once established, it is fairly drought-tolerant and commonly regarded as deer-resistant. Light pruning after bloom helps keep it dense, fresh, and full of next season’s flower wood.