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botanical name:
Erica carnea 'Rubra'
Erica carnea 'Rubra'
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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: pink
main season: Spring
height: 0.15m
width: 0.45m
growth rate: slow
growth habit: mounding
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: pink
main season: Spring
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:
Dark green foliage and deep lilac-pink flowers from January to March
cultivation:
Well drained, preferably acid, soil in an open sunny situation. Quite lime tolerant and will grow in light shade.
other notes:
This name has sometimes been incorrectly used for Erica carnea 'Praecox Rubra' and Erica carnea 'Vivellii'.
Dark green foliage and deep lilac-pink flowers from January to March
cultivation:
Well drained, preferably acid, soil in an open sunny situation. Quite lime tolerant and will grow in light shade.
other notes:
This name has sometimes been incorrectly used for Erica carnea 'Praecox Rubra' and Erica carnea 'Vivellii'.
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