Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for very good reasons, Firefly is a truly distinctive, first-rate Scotch Heather with four-season appeal. Part of that appeal is the abundant spiked clusters of butterfly-attracting, deep mauve flowers that appear mid to late summer to mid fall (depending on location), which rise above the dense mound of light green to golden foliage suffused with salmon to terracotta shades. The flowers are excellent for cutting and use in fresh or dried floral arrangements. But the most remarkable shows starts with the arrival of cooler temperatures in late fall, at which time the foliage color transitions to an intense, vibrant brick-red color, which is what makes this shrub such a niche in the landscape. This sensational red color holds throughout the winter until temperatures begin to warm in spring, at which time it goes back to its warm-season color. Ideal for average to poor sandy soil and acid conditions, deer resistant and drought and salt spray tolerant, Firefly Heather is a charming accent in smaller garden spaces, in groupings or as a border in larger landscape spaces, or even as a groundcover on slopes and embankments. Get all the details below!