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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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cream round tubular |
June-August |
bushy 6 |
medium green |
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new vigorous hardy to 20 F
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pale pink urn bells |
Jan-June |
6 x 3 bushy |
medium green |
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can grow to 20 in Californiavery long blooming |
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curved blood red |
Aug-Jan |
upright 3-6 |
dark green |
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Hummingbird Heath |
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yellow tubular |
Aug-Dec |
upright 4 x 2 |
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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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white urn bells |
Aug-Dec |
upright 24 x 30 |
dark green |
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Easy potted plant |
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pink tubes |
Nov-Mar |
upright 36 x 30 |
medium green |
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Hummingbird Heath -ours blooms all summer |
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white |
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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orange/red |
Aug-Nov |
36: x 30 larger with time |
medium green |
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Hummingbird Heath |
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crimson tubes/gold lobes |
Jan-March |
web branched to 5 |
medium green |
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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 |