Scientific name: Erica carnea

Common name:  winter heather

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 0.2-0.4m tall, 0.6-1m wide

Form: creeping, mat-like

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic

Leaf arrangement: simple. Whorled

Fall colour: none.

Flower/cone/fruit description: raceme flowers (showy) and brown capsule.

Limitations: need light

Suitable uses: container planter. Erosion control. Great for shallow, acidic soil.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. Needle-like leaves in whorls (very tiny, 2mm). Simple. Urn-shaped flowers (2mm).

https://plantdatabase.kwantlen.ca/plant/plantImages/56?image=h

https://plantdatabase.kwantlen.ca/plant/plantImages/56?image=h