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Erica x stuartii natural hybrid of Erica mackaiana and Erica tetralix. It prefers acid soil. Unfortunately, these are virtually unknown by American gardeners. When we take them to sales, they are top sellers in spring with their beautiful tip color.
Zones 5 (-20 degrees) and warmer. |
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Cultivar |
Flower Color |
Time of |
Height and Width |
Foliage |
Winter Foliage |
Comments |
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reddish purple |
July-Sept |
loose spreading 10” x 24” |
dark gray green |
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Irish Lemon * + |
mauve |
May-Sept |
bushy 10" x 20" |
medium green |
yellow tipped |
flowers start when tips |
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lilac pink |
Jun-Sept |
10" x 18" |
deep dark green |
orange to cherry tips |
superb spring tips |
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magenta |
July-Nov |
broad spreading 14" x 22" |
gray green |
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Stuartii * |
shell pink/beetroot |
Jul-Oct |
10” x 10” |
grayish green |
coral spring tips |
small flowers |