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Mediterranian White Winter Heath (Erica Darleyensis) - 1 Gallon Pot

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Mediterranian White Winter Heath (Erica Darleyensis) – 1 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $43.97.Current price is: $30.78.

SKU: D2LSC 124424473 Categories: 12 Inch Or Taller Groundcovers, GROUNDCOVER PLANTS

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Mediterranean White Winter Heath

Erica x darleyensis ‘Mediterranean White’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-8b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Sub-Shrub

Height at Maturity: 15-18″

Width at Maturity: 24-30″
Spacing: 18-24″ for mass planting; 42″+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Mounding

Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Small, Bell-Shaped

Flowering Period: Through Winter to Mid-Spring

Flower Type: Single, Bell-Shaped

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: na

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun for best flowering. Will not flower in shade

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt (amended)

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well-Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances / Tolerances: Deer, Drought, Cold Hardy

Description

A very pretty little evergreen sub-shrub that blooms during the winter, ‘Mediterranean White’ Winter Heath forms a dense spreading mound to 12 inches high and 2 feet wide of rosemary-like needled foliage that is covered with abundant spikes of white bell-shaped flowers that add another 6 inches to the height of the plant. The flowers appear late winter through early spring when not much else is blooming in the landscape. Its attractive foliage and profuse bloom make Mediterranean White Winter Heath both a colorful and textural accent for smaller garden spaces and containers or in groupings or as a border or groundcover in larger spaces.

Erica x darleyensis ‘Mediterranean White’ is a hybrid, its parents being Erica carnea, which is native to central Europe, and Erica erigena, which is native to Ireland. Erica carnea is native to central and southern Europe, Erica erigena to Ireland (which is why its common name is Irish heath). Very much like its parents, ‘Mediterranean White’ is also short, reaching a maximum height of about 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide at maturity.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 15 to 18 inches tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, Mediterranean White Winter Heath is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces or containers that can be situated and enjoyed on patios, decks and porches. In larger spaces it serves well in groupings or as a border or groundcover for use on slopes and embankments. When massed as a groundcover the foliage is dense enough to suppress weeds. A fine addition to pink theme gardens, beneficial pollinator gardens, Mediterranean gardens, rock gardens and cottage gardens.

Spacing: 18 to 24 inches apart for mass planting; 4 feet or more apart for space between plants

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Growing Preferences

Winter Heath plants are easy to grow when planted right and in the right environment. They prefer the same soil conditions as do azaleas and rhododendrons; moist but well-drained and acidic. Though a well-drained soil is needed, they like the ground to stay moist. That said, as with so many other types of ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic. Overly dry soil can be problematic as well. Provide occasional deep soakings during prolonged drought. To flower their best give winter heath full to mostly sun. Some shade or filtered sun during the hottest part of summer afternoons will be appreciated in the warmer southern zones where they grow. We suggest 6 or more hours of direct sunlight per day.

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