Erica darleyensis Darley Dale - heather

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Get a little bit of Erica by your side - and in your garden, and windowbox, and tubs by the front door... (we're all about the early 2000s pop references here)

She's a cutie, blooming in the winter months however cold the weather. Easy-growing in most free-draining soils, even alkaline ones, and a great weed suppressor.

We can't ship this product to Tasmania, Western Australia.

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Description

Erica x darleyensis 'Darley Dale' - winter heather

APPEARANCE : Evergreen shrubby low groundcover perennial; slender conifer-like foliage and warm pink tubular flowers in spikes in winter-spring. RHS Award of Garden Merit
USE FOR : Cottage style gardens, mixed beds and borders, wildlife gardens, groundcover planting. Nectar-rich flowers attract birds, butterflies and bees to your garden.
CLIMATE : Frost hardy to -10C.
PLANTING: Plant in full sun to part shade, in moist loamy free-draining soil. Unlike some other ericas this one is much more adaptable regarding soil type and pH. Mulch and water regularly until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks.
CARE: Clip over after flowering, to encourage fresh growth and flowers for next year. Fertilise in spring using a slow release low-potash fertiliser.
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH: 40-50cm H x 50cm - 1m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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