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1. www.rhs.org.uk › plants › ericaErica - RHS Gardening

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   These small evergreen shrubs more than earn their keep, with long-lasting, colourful flower displays, often in winter when little else is in bloom. They are ideal for small gardens and containers or can be massed together in borders to create a tapestry of colours that change through the seasons.

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2. www.rhs.org.uk › plants › ericaHow to grow Erica / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Learn how to grow Ericas in your garden with the RHS expert guide on choosing, planting, feeding, pruning and propagating plants.

3. www.gardenersworld.com › plants › erica-cerinthoidesErica cerinthoides - BBC Gardeners World Magazine

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   Erica cerinthoides is a fantastic evergreen heather native to South Africa. It blooms almost constantly throughout the year, bearing clusters of red-orange tubular flowers over needle-like, dark green foliage.

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4. www.seasonalgardening.co.uk › shrubs › ericaErica (Heather family) Planting and Growing Guide

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   Erica (Heather family) A large genus of useful evergreen perennials. Ericas vary in growth habit, from low spreading and ground-cover to taller more bushy plants. A wide range of flower colours are available, from white through to all shades of pink and red to mauve.

5. www.jacksonsnurseries.co.uk › the-best-of-seriesThe Best Winter Flowering Heather's (Erica) varieties ...

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   • Erica carnea f. aureifolia 'Foxhollow' Erica 'Foxhollow' is an extremely colourful variety of heather. In early winter it produces bountiful blooms of pale pink and purple flowers that last until early spring.
   • Erica carnea 'Pink Spangles' ‘Pink Spangles’ is an evergreen Erica that has won the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit. It begins to produce light green flower buds in late summer which open in early winter into rose-pink flowers which darken as they age and last until the beginning of spring.
   • Erica carnea 'Vivellii' ‘Vivellii’ is an RHS ‘Award of Garden Merit’ winning Erica with distinctive eye catching pink-purple flowers throughout the winter months lasting in some cases into early spring.
   • Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale' Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale' is a more delicate variety of heather with clusters of pretty lilac pink blooms appearing in winter and lasting until early spring.

6. www.rhs.org.uk › plants › ericaGround-cover heathers / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Compact, low growing shrubs, ericas produce long-lasting, vibrant displays of tiny bell-like white, red or pink-purple blooms, in different seasons depending on the cultivar. They have small needle-like leaves, usually green but sometimes vivid yellow or tinted red.

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   Is Erica a perennial?

   • A large genus of useful evergreen perennials. Ericas vary in growth habit, from low spreading and ground-cover to taller more bushy plants. A wide range of flower colours are available, from white through to all shades of pink and red to mauve.

   Erica (Heather family) Planting and Growing Guide - Seasonal Gardening

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   Are ericas a good plant?

   • Ericas are best planted in groups, combining either similar or contrasting flower colours, foliage and plant forms. They also work well with other heathers – Calluna and Daboecia. There are so many cultivars to choose from that it is easy to build up quite a collection.

   How to grow Erica / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Do ericas grow in groups?

   • This creates breath-taking oceans of colour when planted in groups which contrasts against the duller winter palette. Erica’s are low growing evergreen plants which are easy to grow and manage. They typically produce needle like leaves and racemes of bell shaped flowers from early winter onwards.

   The Best Winter Flowering Heathers (Erica) - Jackson’s Nurseries

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   Are ericas evergreen?

   • Generally known as heaths and heathers, ericas are usually small evergreen shrubs that bloom over a long period, with masses of tiny flowers in shades of purple, mauve, pink, red or white. In gardens they’re traditionally grown as ground cover, low hedging or winter bedding, although a few, known as tree heathers, make more substantial shrubs.

   How to grow Erica / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Are erica plants expensive?

   • Most erica plants, especially plug plants, are quite reasonably priced, so it’s relatively inexpensive to accumulate a large and varied collection of these colourful, compact shrubs. Most ericas need neutral to slightly acidic soil.

   How to grow Erica / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Does Erica cerinthoides grow in South Africa?

   • Erica cerinthoides is a fantastic evergreen heather native to South Africa. It blooms almost constantly throughout the year, bearing clusters of red-orange tubular flowers over needle-like, dark green foliage. Hardy to -6c° it’s well suited to growing in the British Isles and it makes an excellent cut flower.

   Erica cerinthoides | BBC Gardeners World Magazine

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8. www.gardenersworld.com › plants › erica-arboreaErica arborea 'Albert's Gold' - BBC Gardeners World Magazine

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   Erica arborea 'Albert's Gold' bears bright golden soft evergreen foliage all year round, with scented white flowers as an occasional late-winter bonus. It's a great choice for growing in pots where it combines well with Erica carnea and spring-flowering bedding plants.