ERICA CARNEA ‘DECEMBER RED’
Heathers are a genus of plants that deserve to be used more often. There are a lot of different spring heathers, and with careful selection you can cultivate a patch that will flower from November to April. These flowers are so special through the darkest months and their hardiness is admirable, blooming their hearts out through snow and ice. They work well in a wild garden situation with naturalised bulbs, self-seeders and low grasses such as Stipa tenuissima. This rather lovely cultivar opens pink and darkens to red, persisting to early spring.
Height and spread 50cm × 10cm.
Origin Garden (species the Alps).
Conditions Neutral to acidic, freedraining soil; sun or part shade.
Hardiness RHS H6, USDA 5a-7b†.
