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botanical name:
Erica carnea 'Nathalie'
Erica carnea 'Nathalie'
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common name: Winter heath, Snow heath
family: Ericaceae
family: Ericaceae
characteristics:
shrub, evergreen, ground-cover
height: 0.15m
width: 0.45m
growth rate: slow
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: red
main season: Winter
height: 0.15m
width: 0.45m
growth rate: slow
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: red
main season: Winter
aspect:
full sun, part shade
conditions: moist soil, sandy soil
preferred soil pH: acid
minimum temp: -23°C
USDA zone: 6 to 8
conditions: moist soil, sandy soil
preferred soil pH: acid
minimum temp: -23°C
USDA zone: 6 to 8
description:
Neat compact upright habit with dark green foliage and deep purple-red flowers from January to April. One of the brightest coloured Erica carnea cultivars.
cultivation:
Well drained, preferably acid, soil in an open sunny situation. Quite lime tolerant and will grow in light shade.
other notes:
Selected by Kurt Kramer of Edewecht, Germany, with Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby' as one of the parents.
Neat compact upright habit with dark green foliage and deep purple-red flowers from January to April. One of the brightest coloured Erica carnea cultivars.
cultivation:
Well drained, preferably acid, soil in an open sunny situation. Quite lime tolerant and will grow in light shade.
other notes:
Selected by Kurt Kramer of Edewecht, Germany, with Erica carnea 'Myretoun Ruby' as one of the parents.
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