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     • Spring flowering variety with a mainly prostrate habit that makes for excellent evergreen ground cover. Most forms are hardy in the UK. Foliage is usually light green but some varieties have bronze or golden yellow leaves. Flowers appear from late autumn through to late spring, in a wide range of shades, from deep purple to red, pink and white.
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     Erica (Heather family) Planting and Growing Guide

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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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   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.

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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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   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.

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   Are ericas Hardy?

   • Generally known as heaths and heathers, ericas are colourful, evergreen, hardy and easy to grow. So it’s not surprising they’re such long-standing garden favourites, used in borders, containers, rock gardens, bee-friendly plantings and winter bedding displays. Most ericas like free-draining, neutral to acidic soil and lots of sun. What are ericas?

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   How tall do ericas grow?

   • Ericas are usually low-growing shrubs that form spreading carpets or compact mounds, from as little as 15cm (6in) high, although they are usually around 30cm (1ft). Most are suitable for containers as well as borders

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

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   How to grow erica. Generally known as heaths and heathers, ericas are colourful, evergreen, hardy and easy to grow. So it’s not surprising they’re such long-standing garden favourites, used in borders, containers, rock gardens, bee-friendly plantings and winter bedding displays.

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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.

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

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   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.

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

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   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.

7. www.thespruce.com › winter-heath-care-guide-8422846How to Grow and Care for Winter Heath (Erica Carnea) - The Spruce

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   Mar 25, 2024 · Winter heath (Erica carnea) is a hardy, evergreen ground cover that blooms in late winter and early spring. It needs ample light and good drainage to thrive.

   • Botanical Name: Erica Carnea syn. Erica herbacea
   • Family: Ericaceae

   • Common Name: Winter heath, Alpine heath, Spring heath
   • Plant Type: Evergreen, Perennial

8. www.gardenia.net › plants › generaErica and Calluna - Gardenia

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   Evergreen, Heaths (Erica) and Heathers (Calluna vulgaris) are terrific plants that deserve a spot in the garden. Their fabulous ability to change color year-round, injecting vivid life into our landscape at a time when they need it most, is invaluable.

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

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   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. They are low maintenance, disease free once established and produce amazing winter colour year after year.