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botanical name:
Erica x darleyensis 'Arthur Johnson'
Erica x darleyensis 'Arthur Johnson'
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common name: Darley Dale Heath
family: Ericaceae
family: Ericaceae
characteristics:
shrub, evergreen, ground-cover
height: 0.50m
width: 0.75m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: green
flower colour: pink
main season: Winter
height: 0.50m
width: 0.75m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: green
flower colour: pink
main season: Winter
aspect:
full sun, part shade
conditions: moist soil, sandy soil
preferred soil pH: acid
minimum temp: -18°C
USDA zone: 7 to 8
conditions: moist soil, sandy soil
preferred soil pH: acid
minimum temp: -18°C
USDA zone: 7 to 8
description:
Long dense sprays of magenta-pink flowers, becoming darker with age.
Mid-green foliage tipped cream in spring.
cultivation:
Well drained, preferably acid, soil in an open sunny situation. Quite lime tolerant and will grow in light shade.
usage:
Th long flower sprays make this a good cultivar for cutting.
other notes:
Hybrid of Erica carnea x Erica erigena. Found at Conway, North Wales by A. T. Johnson.
Long dense sprays of magenta-pink flowers, becoming darker with age.
Mid-green foliage tipped cream in spring.
cultivation:
Well drained, preferably acid, soil in an open sunny situation. Quite lime tolerant and will grow in light shade.
usage:
Th long flower sprays make this a good cultivar for cutting.
other notes:
Hybrid of Erica carnea x Erica erigena. Found at Conway, North Wales by A. T. Johnson.
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