A slender, upright shrub to 1 m
with tubular flowers from late
autumn to late spring. Densely
packed flowers up to 2.5 cm
long are arranged singly in the
leaf axils around the stem and
assume a cylindrical brush-like
appearance. Common Heath
has many colour forms including
pure white, pale pink, rose pink,
crimson, scarlet and rare double
flowered forms.