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COMMON:
Spring heath, Alpine heath.
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BLOOM
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HEIGHT
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LIGHT
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ZONE
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March
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6"
- 1 ft. x 15" - 20"
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Sun
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5
- 8
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March
- Colors range from white through light pink, into
deep pinks and cerise or purple
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COMMENTS:
Often regarded as a dwarf shrub because of its
woody stem and evergreen foliage. Widely but slowly
creeping on trailing thin stems, it prefers
well-drained, sandy soil enriched with peat or acid
humus. Is the only species in the US which grows
well in limed soil. Suggested cultivars:
Erica carnea 'Bell's Extra Special' (6" x
16"), has a neat habit with deep pink flowers on
distinctive whiskey-colored foliage flecked with
tints of orange and gold.
Erica carnea 'December Red', has a spreading
habit and vigorous growth. Deep rose-pink, turning
darker with age.
Erica carnea 'Eileen Porter'. Magenta
pink.
Erica carnea 'Springwood Pink', is a good
spreader like its white cousin 'Springwood
White'.
Erica carnea 'Vivelli', has bronze foliage
with deep magenta flowers.
Erica x darleyensis 'Kramers Red' has bronze
foliage and magenta flowers.
Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale' has pale
pink which darken with age.
The
following also have interesting foliage:
Erica carnea 'Foxhollow' is a vigorous,
spreading plant with golden foliage in summer, and
orange tips in the spring. Bears a few pale pink
flowers.
Erica carnea 'Altadena' has golden foliage
and pale pink flowers.
Erica carnea 'Ann Sparks' (6") has golden
foliage turning bronze in winter, and rose-pink
flowers.
Erica carnea 'Golden Starlet'. The lime
green foliage turns yellow in summer.
Erica carnea 'Leslie Sparkes'. The foliage
has pink and gold tips in spring.
Erica x darleyensis 'Ghost Hills', has light
green foliage tipped cream in spring
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