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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000572
11/12/99

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 (Vis. 1)
contrast with the green foliage.
'Silberschmeize' - A white flowered cultivar.

References for Cultivars: Lake County Nursery 1999, Monrovia
Nursery Company 1997, Weston Nurseries 1997, Willoway
Nurseries 1999.


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