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Erica carnea
f. alba 'Springwood Pink'
Springwood Pink Heath
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Erica |
| Species |
| carnea |
| Cultivar |
| 'Springwood Pink' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Forma |
| alba |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 to -15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 4 - 5 |
| Height |
| 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 75 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Underplant with Anemone nemerosa. |
| Cultivation |
| Requires moist, acidic, well-drained soil, full sun and semi shade in hot climates. Plants should not be allowed to dry out neither should they sit in wet or waterlogged soils. Shear new yearly plantings to encourage broad spreading growth. Older plantings could be trimmed immediately after flowering to promote compactness and encourage fresh, bushy growth. |
| Shape |
| Erect-spreading. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Vine weevil, aphids, rabbits, pythium, phytophthora, rhizoctonia and botrytis. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Lanceolate narrow needle-like foliage measuring approximately 2 - 3 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Racemes of rounded bell-shaped nodding blooms. |
| Colour Description |
| Rosy pink blooms among dark brown to silvery green foliage and dark black-brown branches. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
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