Bell Heather. A versatile plant that looks good in any sized garden. Pretty bell shaped flowers. Foliage orange-red in winter. Max Height 60cm. Max Spread 80cm. Flowers June to September. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Erica cinerea ‘Windlebrooke’
A versatile plant that looks good in any sized garden. Pretty bell shaped flowers. Foliage orange-red in winter.
Category: Shrubs
Additional information
Generic | Erica |
---|---|
Species | cinerea |
Varietry | 'Windlebrooke' |
Common Name | Bell Heather |
Flower Colour | lilac |
Soil | Acidic |
Aspect | Full sun/partial shade |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Height | 60cm |
Family | Ericaceae |
Spread | 80cm |
Growth Speed | |
Growth Habit | Low spreading |
Fragrance | FALSE |
Foliage Colour | gold |
Flowers From | June, September |
Colour Fruit | |
Fruits When | |
Moisture | Well drained, Moist |
Protection | |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Planting | Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser |
Care | Keep moist in first year |
Border | Ground cover, Rock garden, Winter attributes, Pot, Hanging baskets |
Toxicity | |
Pruning | Cut back flowered shoots to encourage new growth |
Pruning Time | After flowering, Early spring |
Pests and diseases | Vine weevils, Botrytis, Honey fungus |
Maintenance | Keep free from weeds, Top dress in spring |
Propagation | Stem cuttings, Layering |
Related products
Abutilon x hybridum ‘Savitzii’
Beautiful orange-yellow bell-shaped flowers look lovely set against the variegated foliage
Abutilon ‘Cannington Peter’ (v)
Very dark red bell shaped flowers look stunning against the variegated foliage
Abutilon ‘Ashford Red’
An erect to spreading evergreen shrub with green leaves. Bearing bell-shaped pendent red flowers.
Abelia x grandiflora
A semi-evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and fragrant white flowers tinged with pink.
Abeliophyllum distichum Roseum
A deciduous shrub with dark green leaves turning purple in Autumn. With racemes of small fragrant rose pink tinged flowers early spring.
Abutilon ‘Nabob’
A erect evergreen shrub with green leaves. Pendent open bowl-shaped red flowers.
Abelia engleriana
A deciduous spreading shrub with bright green leaves and funnel-shaped rose-red flowers in summer.
Abelia x grandiflora ‘Goldsport’
A semi-evergreen shrub with yellow foliage. Flowers white with a pink tinge.