Heather may refer to:

Plants

*The heather family, or

Ericaceae The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it th ...

, particularly: **Common heather or ling, ''

Calluna ''Calluna vulgaris'', common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus ''Calluna'' in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is a low-growing evergreen shrub growing to tall, or rarely to and taller, and is found wi ...

'' **Various species of the genus '' Cassiope'' **Various species of the genus '' Erica''

Name

* Heather (given name) *

Heather (surname) Heather is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Heather (born 1972), English cricketer * Alison Heather, New Zealand physiology academic *Larry R. Heather, Canadian politician *Peter Heather, British historian *Roy Heather (bo ...

Arts and media

* ''

Heathers ''Heathers'' is a 1989 American black comedy film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, ...

'', a 1989 film directed by Michael Lehmann ** '' Heathers: The Musical'', a musical by Laurence O'Keefe based on the film ** ''Heathers'' (TV series), a 2018 television series based on the film * "Heather" (''The Secret Circle''), a television episode

Music

Heathers (band) Heathers are an indie pop act formed in 2007 in Dublin, Ireland by twin sisters Ellie and Louise Macnamara. They began writing music together in 2007 and in February 2008 recorded their debut album ''Here, Not There'' while preparing for their L ...

, an acoustic singing duo from Ireland * "Heather" (Beatles song), an unreleased 1968 song by Paul McCartney and Donovan * "Heather" (Conan Gray song), a 2020 song by American singer Conan Gray * "Heather", a song from fusion drummer

Billy Cobham William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was inducted into the ''Moder ...

's 1974 album ''Crosswinds'' * "Heather", a 2001 song by Paul McCartney from the album '' Driving Rain'' * "Heather", a song from ''Patent Pending'' by Heavens * "Heather", a version of the Johnny Pearson song, "Autumn Reverie", which appeared on the Carpenters album ''Now & Then'' *”Heather”, a song from I Know Leopard’s album ''Love is a Landmine''

Places

* Heather, Leicestershire, a village in England ** Heather Preceptory, a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller, established in the above village ** Heather St John's Football Club, an English football club based in the above village *

Heather, Missouri Heather is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by a ...

, a community in the United States * Heather, Washington, an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ...

in the United States

Other uses

Heather (fabric) In clothing, heather refers to a color effect created by mixing two or more different colored fibers or yarns. It is interwoven yarns of mixed colors, and possibly the type of fiber, producing another color. It is typically used to mix multiple ...

, interwoven yarns of mixed colours producing muted greyish shades with flecks of colour * ''Heather'' (yacht), the original name of the yacht USS ''Sea Gull'', built in 1902 * Heather, brand name of a progestogen-only pill containing

norethisterone Norethisterone, also known as norethindrone and sold under many brand names, is a progestin medication used in birth control pills, menopausal hormone therapy, and for the treatment of gynecological disorders. The medication is available in ...