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Stay tuned as we add more South African Cape heaths with time and their hybrids. These are stunning plants suitable for mild climates or colder with protection. They should not exposed to much frost. Some of these plants are rare and hard to find. Hummingbirds like these. Bloom times really vary by climate. Generally, they are hardy to 28 F that we know of and a few to 20F. |
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The Heather Specialists |
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Erica from South Africa |
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Cultivar |
Flower Color |
Time of |
Height and Width |
Foliage |
Winter Foliage |
Comments |
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bi color mauve/white |
Jan-March |
upright 3’ x 2’ |
medium green |
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spectacular! Hummingbird Heath™ |
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greenish yellow |
March-June |
upright 3’ or more |
medium green |
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can take some salt spray from ocean Hummingbird Heath™ |
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cream round tubular |
June-August |
bushy 6’ |
medium green |
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new vigorous hardy to 20 F
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curved blood red |
Aug-Jan |
upright 3-6’ |
dark green |
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new Hummingbird Heath™ |
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yellow tubular |
Aug-Dec |
upright 4’ x 2’ |
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new Hummingbird Heath™ |
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pale red tubes/yellow lobes |
Aug-Dec |
upright 4’ x 2’ |
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Hummingbird Heath™ |
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orange tubular |
July-Aug |
upright 24” x 18” |
medium green |
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Hummingbird Heath™ |
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pink |
Sept-Feb |
upright 24” x 18” |
medium green |
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purple |
Sept-Feb |
upright 24” x 18” |
medium green |
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white flowers |
Sept-Feb |
upright 24” x 18” |
medium green |
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crimson tubes/gold lobes |
Jan-March |
web branched to 5’ |
medium green |
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new Hummingbird Heath™ |
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pink |
June-Aug |
bushy upright 3’ x 2’ |
medium green |
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attractive Hummingbird Heath™ |
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mauve-pink |
Aug-Oct |
upright 3’ x 2’ |
dark green |
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thought to be extinct in the wild Hummingbird Heath™ |
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crimson |
March-May |
upright 3’ x 2’ |
medium green |
new growth yellow |
Hummingbird Heath™ spectaular |