From late winter to spring, Erica x veitchii (Erica arborea x Erica lusitanica) produces racemes, to 12 inches long, of cylindrical, white flowers, to 1/8 inch long. This erect, open shrub has medium green leaves. Tolerates mildly alkaline soil.
Erica vagans ( St. Keverne Cornish Heath )
Erica vagans is a bushy, spreading, evergreen shrub, reaching 2 to 3 feet tall. It has dark green foliage and mauve, pink, or white, summer flowers. Various cultivars are available. Heaths require good drainage, preferably sandy soil with organic matter […]
Erica vagans ( Lyonesse Cornish Heath )
Erica vagans is a bushy, spreading, evergreen shrub, reaching 2 to 3 feet tall. It has dark green foliage and mauve, pink, or white, summer flowers. Various cultivars are available. Heaths require good drainage, preferably sandy soil with organic matter […]
Erica vagans ( Cornish Heath )
Erica vagans is a bushy, spreading, evergreen shrub, reaching 2 to 3 feet tall. It has dark green foliage and mauve, pink, or white, summer flowers. Native to Cornwall, Ireland. Various cultivars are available. Heaths require good drainage, preferably sandy […]
Erica tetralix ( Pink Star Cross-Leaved Heather )
From midsummer to midfall, Erica tetralix produces umbels of pale pink, urn-shaped flowers, to 3/8 inches long. This dwarf, spreading shrub has grayish-green leaves that are lance-shaped and often glandular, and are arranged in whorls of four to form a […]
Erica tetralix ( Con Underwood Cross-Leaved Heather )
From midsummer to midfall, Erica tetralix produces umbels of pale pink, urn-shaped flowers, to 3/8 inches long. This dwarf, spreading shrub has grayish-green leaves that are lance-shaped and often glandular, and are arranged in whorls of four to form a […]
Erica terminalis ( Heather )
From midsummer to early fall, Erica terminalis blooms in umbels of lilac-pink, urn-shaped flowers, 1/4 inch long. This upright shrub has glossy, dark green leaves and the faded flowers stay a russet hue all winter, which makes this a nice […]
Erica stuartii ( Irish Orange Stuart’s Heather )
This is a spreading, evergreen shrub that produces umbels of pink, urn-shaped flowers, to 3/8 inches long, throughout summer and fall. Leaves are oblong and grayish-green. ‘Irish Orange’ produces clear pink flowers and dark green leaves that are orange-tinted in […]
Erica stuartii ( Connemara Stuart’s Heather )
This is a spreading, evergreen shrub that produces umbels of pink, urn-shaped flowers, to 3/8 inches long, throughout summer and fall. Leaves are oblong and grayish-green. ‘Connemara’ is dense with lots of magenta flowers.
Erica nana ( Heather )
Erica nana, a dwarf shrub, produces whorls, to 3/4 inch long, of 3 tubular, yellow flowers, to 3/4 inch long, in the autumn. This species has linear, medium green leaves and grows well in a container.