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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.
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- National Collection of Erica
Tiny bell-shaped or tubular flowers, in shades of pink, purple, red or white, smother these usually compact shrubs at various times of year, depending on the cultivar. The fine, needle-like, evergreen foliage provides yet more colour, in various shades of green or yellow, often tinged with copper.
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.
heather. An evergreen shrub with small, narrow, linear leaves and spikes of urn-shaped pink or pale purple, single or double flowers borne from mid-summer to autumn. Plants reach around 60cm in height. Many cultivars have been both selected and bred.
Ericas are beautiful fynbos and are indigenous to the Western Cape. Discover how to grow ericas with these easy tips.
May 2, 2023 · Despite being a native of Europe, this low-growing heath plant is ubiquitous. Every summer, the tree blooms profusely with pink and white flowers. Care and growth of tree heather are simple once you learn the basic rules, such as when to water the plant and to fertilize and prune it.
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The two genera are close relatives, having similar bell-shaped flowers but some differences influence cultivation. Heaths and heathers are best grown in contrasting groups. There are hundreds of species of Erica but only one heather species, Calluna vulgaris, of which there are many cultivars.
