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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
Learn all about erica - choose the best ones to grow, where to buy, where to plant and care advice from RHS experts.
Information and planting advice for Erica varieties commonly grown in English/British gardens. Description, planting, pruning, care and propagation.
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.
Dec 30, 2016 · The most important two species, Erica carnea and Erica darleyensis, are real winter heathers and flower from December to March/April. Erica carnea is more compact, and Erica darleyensis has a looser growing habit. They look attractive in group plantings in borders or pots. There are many cultivars of both species.
Ericas are beautiful fynbos and are indigenous to the Western Cape. Discover how to grow ericas with these easy tips.
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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.