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Ericaceae
Phyllodoce breweri
Phyllodoce breweri
Also known as Bryanthus breweri
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Alpine · Heather · Native · California · Nevada · Rock Garden · Ericaceous · Pink Flowers · Shrub · Sierra Nevada
Brewer's mountain heather is a delicate alpine shrub that thrives in cool, moist conditions and well-drained acidic soils, making it best suited for rock gardens or native plant landscapes in mountainous regions. It requires consistent moisture and protection from hot afternoon sun. This plant is not well-suited to indoor growing and performs best in climates that mimic its Sierra Nevada and Great Basin native habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; never allow to dry out completely · Every 5-7 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Nevada
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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