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1. 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.

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

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   Botanical name: Erica. Common name: Heath, heather. 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.

3. 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.

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

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   Ground-cover heathers. Botanical name: Erica. Common name: Heath, heather. These compact shrubs can be massed together in a sunny spot to create a tapestry of evergreen foliage in various colours, enhanced with long-lasting seasonal flower displays. They also work well in containers or as low border edgings.

5. thefynbosguy.com › hail-to-the-heathers-ericas-andHAIL TO THE HEATHERS! ERICAS AND FYNBOS

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   Jul 24, 2019 · The term for this small-leaved appearance is Ericaceous (‘like an Erica’) and is an adaptation to reduce water loss, the key driver in fynbos plant design. Thus, the net result is that Ericas are not only difficult to identify as individual species but are also easy to mistake for other non-Ericas.

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6. www.flowercouncil.co.uk › campaign › garden-plant-ofGarden Plant of the Month for January: Erica - Flower Council

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   Dec 30, 2016 · The genus Erica is a member of the Ericaceae family, which includes other garden plants including Calluna, Pieris, Rhododendron, Azalea and Gaultheria. They’re beautiful plants to combine together, since they require roughly the same growing conditions and care.

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   Is Erica a garden plant?

   • Erica is indeed a garden plant. It is an evergreen, ground-covering plant that is easy to care for and is an attractive addition to the garden all year round. The genus Erica is a member of the Ericaceae family, which includes other garden plants such as Calluna, Pieris, Rhododendron, Azalea, and Gaultheria.

   Garden Plant of the Month for January: Erica | Flower Council

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   Where should ericas grow?

   • However, as most ericas like similar growing conditions – a sunny spot in free-draining, acid to neutral soil – your choice will mainly be down to flower colour, flowering time and plant size: Flowers come in many shades of purple, mauve, pink, red, cream and white.

   How to grow Erica / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Where can I find more information about Erica?

   • For more information about Erica and other garden plants, visit Thejoyofplants.co.uk. Erica is the Garden Plant of the Month for January.

   Garden Plant of the Month for January: Erica | Flower Council

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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 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.

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   How many ericas are there?

   • There are more than 250 Erica cultivars with an RHS Award of Garden Merit, which shows they performed well in RHS trials, so are reliable choices. To browse photos and descriptions of ericas, go to RHS Find a Plant.

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8. botanicalsociety.org.za › diversity-unparalleledDiversity unparalleled: An introduction to Ericas - The ...

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   Jun 9, 2020 · Meet the Ericas. The fynbos of South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is typified by three plant families: The Proteaceae, Restionaceae and Ericaceae. Of these three, it is the Ericas that are going to form the focus of today’s blog. Members of the genus Erica are known from all over the world, from the high moorlands of England to ...