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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.
- National Collection of Erica
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Most ericas are heathland plants that like free-draining, acidic soil. However, there are a few that will tolerate moist, neutral to alkaline soils, such as Erica × darleyensis, E. carnea, E. vagans and E. erigena.
- Erica Arborea var. Alpina ‘Albert’S Gold’
- Erica carnea Alba ‘Whitehall’
- Erica X darleyensis ‘Darley Dale’
- Erica X Veitchii ‘Exeter’
- Erica carnea ‘Vivellii’
- Calluna Vulgaris
Tree heather, Erica arborea var. alpina 'Albert's Gold'bears soft, golden-green foliage on tall, upright plants, with fragrant white flowers. Flowers: February-March Height x spread: 1.5m x 80cm 1. Buy Erica arborea var. alpina'Albert's Gold' from Crocus
Winter-flowering heather with dainty white bells with chocolate anthers. A striking variety and perfect for cutting. Upright habit. Flowers: December-March. H x S: 30cm x 20cm 1. Buy Erica carnea f. alba'Whitehall' from Crocus
This pretty pink-and-cream winter-flowering variety flowers over a long period. Flowers: December-April H x S: 30cm x 60cm 1. Buy Erica x darleyensis'Darley Dale' from Thompson & Morgan
Erica x veitchii 'Exeter' is a winter-flowering heather, bearing tall spikes of slightly almond-scented, white flowers in late winter and spring. Flowers: January-April H x S: 2m x 2m 1. Buy Erica x veitchii'Exeter' from Notcutts
Gorgeous pink-purple blooms are enhanced by rich bronze winter foliage. Flowers: January-March H x S: 15cm x 50cm
Summer-flowering heather comes in a range of colours, including pink (pictured. Flowers:August-October H x S:20cm x 35cm 1. Buy Calluna vulgarisfrom Crocus
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Planting and Growing Erica. Plant in a sunny position in well-drained acidic soil. Most heathers prefer acid soils but several varieties, including E. carnea, E. darleyensis, E. medditerranea and E. terminalis, will tolerate alkaline conditions.
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.
Heathers flowering in the middle of winter can bring much needed colour to the garden at this time of year. They are also important as ground-covering and foliage effect plants. A winter flowering heather border - mainly Erica carnea types - with a Witch Hazel in background. Pruning, Planting & Aftercare.
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Erica is the type of heather that is also called winter heather, whereas summer heather, or Calluna vulgaris, is the plant that blooms in summer. There’s also another variety called snow heather (Erica carnea), which does great in even the coldest climates.
