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Erica x williamsii (Erica tetralix x Erica vagans) is another group of useful summer flowering hybrids. They seem to be tolerant of varied soil conditions including alkaline soil and are seldom damaged by cold weather. Useful as ground covers and feature attractive bright golden tips in early spring. These plants are terribly under utilized in the United States.
Zones 5 (-20 degrees) or warmer. |
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Cultivar |
Flower Color |
Time of |
Height and Width |
Foliage |
Winter Foliage |
Comments |
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pink |
July-Oct |
spreading 10” x 18” |
medium green |
brilliant yellow spring tips |
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shell pink |
July-Oct |
upright spreading 12” x 20” |
medium green |
spring tips yellow |
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few lilac pink |
Aug-Sept |
very compact and slow growing 2” x 4” |
golden yellow |
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cross between E. tetralix‘ ‘Alba Mollis’ & E. vagans ‘Valerie Proudley’ |
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Gwavas * |
shell pink |
July-Oct |
spreading 8" x 16" |
gray green |
spring tips gold |
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clear magenta |
July-Nov |
compact spreading 12” x 20” |
medium green |
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fades to shell pink eventually from Dave Wilson, B.C. , Canada |
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pale pink |
Aug-Oct |
compact spreading 18" x 20" |
gray green |
spring tips gold |
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P.D. Williams * + |
lilac pink |
July-Oct |
spreading 12" x 18" |
medium green |
spring tips gold |
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Phantom * |
white |
July-Sept |
10” x 18” |
light green |
new growth gold |
from Dave Wilson in B.C., Canada |