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Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00000572
01/01/98

Erica X darleyensis--Darley Heath

Hardiness Zones: 6 to 7                                     
Height: 1 ft   Spread: 2 ft  Form: spreading                
Type: broad-leaved evergreen shrub                          
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches                     
Flowers: Pink                                               

Comments: These low, evergreen shrubs require an acid soil  
and winter protection.  The tubular flowers are produced    
in mid- to late summer.  The plants can be used as ground   
covers, in borders and rock gardens, and for mass           
plantings.                                                  

Cultivars:                                                  
  'Atropurpurea' - Purplish pink flowers are produced in    
    early spring.                                           
  'C. D. Eason' - Dark red flowers are produced through     
    the summer.                                             
  'Kramer's Red' - The red flowers are produced in spring.  
    During the winter the foliage is bronze-green.          
  'Mediterranean Pink' - Rosy-lavender flowers from summer  
    through autumn.                                         
  'Mediterranean White' - Pure white flowers contrast with  
    the green foliage.                                      
  'Silberschmeize' - A white flowered cultivar.             

References for Cultivars: Lake County Nursery 1997,         
Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, Weston Nurseries 1997.       

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