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Erica spiculifolia (Bruckenthalia) - Bruckenthalia's beautiful name has been changed to plain old Erica. This is probably the hardiest heath of all. When all others are damaged, Bruckenthalia remains unharmed. Needs good drainage, acid soil and sun. The flowers are held above the plants in short compact racemes. It is an early season bloomer and sometimes blooms again in the fall. They rot off at the base branch by branch if too wet.
Zone 4 (-30 below) - probably Zone 3 - and warmer |
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Cultivar |
Flower Color |
Time of |
Height and Width |
Foliage |
Winter Foliage |
Comments |
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reddish purple |
June-July |
6” x 12” |
dark gray green |
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pale rose pink |
June-July |
bushy 10” x 20” |
dark green |
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white |
May-June |
bushy 10" x 20" |
medium green |
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very slow growing and very rare just a few in stock |
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red |
June-July |
Bushy 10” x 20” |
dark green |
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