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Erica vagans grow naturally in poor soil and rocky outcroppings on the Lizard Peninsula in England, but seem to adapt to heavy alkaline soils with added peat and high magnesium. Flowering period is usually from July through October. Flowers are bell-shaped and become an attractive russet-brown for winter. Stems are stiff and upright, and plants are very symmetrical making an ideal hedge or border. These are very attractive plants. Plants should be pruned to the base of the flower stem in early spring, but pruning is not essential every year. If stems shatter from winter damage, they can be pruned to the ground. These are the most drought tolerant of the heaths once established.
Zone 5 (- 20 degrees) with protection to 8 or warmer. |
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Cultivar |
Flower Color |
Time of |
Height and Width |
Foliage |
Winter Foliage |
Comments |
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white |
Aug-Oct |
bushy 12” x 32” |
medium green |
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Birch Glow * + |
deep bright rose pink |
Aug-Nov |
bushy 12" x 20" |
dark green |
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outstanding |
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Carnea * |
shell pink |
Aug-Sept |
vigorous 18” x 28” |
medium green |
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Cornish Cream * + |
off white |
Aug-Nov |
18” x 24” |
medium green |
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long racemes |
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deep rose pink |
Aug-Oct |
bushy 10” x 18” |
dark green |
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outstanding
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Fiddlestone * + |
deep cerise |
Aug-Oct |
bushy 12” x 24” |
medium green |
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outstanding
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off white |
Aug-Oct |
bushy 8” x 24” |
medium green |
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one of the better whites |
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pink |
Aug-Oct |
10” x 20” |
medium green |
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attractive |
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white |
Aug-Oct |
16" x 18" |
medium green |
spring tips bright golden |
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pink |
Aug-Oct |
not sure |
dark green |
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grows wild along Hwy 1 in Fort Bragg, CA, drought tolerant! |
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pale shell pink |
Aug-Oct |
bushy 10” x 24” |
medium green |
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new large flowers |
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deep lilac |
July-Nov |
vigorous 16” x 28” |
medium green |
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long flowering |
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deep shell pink |
Aug-Oct |
14” x 22” |
dark green |
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Kevernensis Alba * + |
white |
Aug-Oct |
10" x 18" |
bright green |
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gorgeous in full bloom, hides spent blossoms |
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off white |
Aug-Oct |
open erect 16” x 28” |
medium green |
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Lyonesse * + |
white |
Aug-Oct |
10” x 20” |
bright green |
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deep shell pink |
Aug-Sept |
bushy 15" x 24" |
medium green |
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deep rose pink |
July-Oct |
bushy 18" x 18" |
dark green |
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highly rated - very |
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pale rose pink |
July-Sept |
16” x 24” |
medium |
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early to flower |
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Nana * |
white |
Aug-Oct |
very compact 6” x 22” |
medium green each leaf tip yellow |
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rare |
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deep pink |
July-Sept |
compact 12" x 24" |
dark green |
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highly rated |
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clear pink |
Aug-Nov |
8” x 18” |
dark green |
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sparse white |
Sept-Nov |
6” x 16” |
golden |
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needs afternoon shade |
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green feathery bracts |
Aug-Oct |
12” x 22” |
medium green |
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has a few pale pink flowers |
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lilac |
Aug-Oct |
14” x 18” |
bright yellow |
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best gold of group |