Erica carnea

Scientific name: Erica carnea

Common name: : winter heath

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Springwood Pink’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 to 7

Mature height and spread:  Height: 0.50 to 1.00 feet; Spread: 0.50 to 1.50 feet

Form: low-growing, evergreen shrub that is primarily native to the Alps in Europe

Water use: Medium

Soil requirements: sandy, acidic, medium moisture, well-drained loams that are enriched with peat

Leaf arrangement:  Needle-like medium green leaves (to 1/ 4” long) are in whorls of four.

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): urn-shaped flowers blooms in one-sided racemes

Limitations:  tolerate slightly alkaline soils

Suitable uses:  Year-round attraction. Rock gardens. Slopes. Ground cover.

Quick ID description:  needle-like; urn-shaped flower

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