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Erica carnea 'Foxhollow'

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Winter heather with bronze leaves. This plant grows to about 20 cm. The flower colour is dark to light pink. This plant is completely hardy.The flowering period is February - March.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Hillier Arboretum Romsey (GB)

Date taken : 30.09.2014

Common name : Heath

Family : Ericaceae

© first picture : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands

© picture 2 : J.J. Bollaart
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : acid soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : spreading
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 10 and 20 cm
width approx : between 30 and 50 cm
quantity per m2 : 5
flower colour : pink
leaf colour : yellow
leaf shape : needles
leaf size : less than 1 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : december - march
hardiness : completely hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop