Heather may refer to:

Plants

*The heather family, or Ericaceae, particularly: **Common heather or ling, '' Calluna'' **Various species of the genus '' Cassiope'' **Various species of the genus '' Erica''

Name

Heather (given name) Heather is a common English speaking nation given name, for girls. Origin and meaning The name Heather actually refers to a variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas that is literally referred to as H ...

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'', 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's 1974 album ''Crosswinds'' * "Heather", a 2001 song by Paul McCartney from the album ''

Driving Rain ''Driving Rain'' is the twelfth studio album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 12 November 2001 as a double LP, a single cassette, and single CD. Background Following the example of ''Run Devil Run (album), Run Devil Run'' brisk pr ...

'' * "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, a community in the United States * Heather, Washington, an unincorporated community in the United States

Other uses

* Heather (fabric), 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

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