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Erica ventricosa 'Globosa' (Wax Heath, Porcelain Heath)

Type: Cultivar | Edit History      Plant ID - 9001225



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species: Erica ventricosa
Cultivar: Globosa
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Evergreen
  • Ornamental
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • Spring
Flowering End edit
  • Autumn / Fall
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Medium
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Suitable For edit
  • Border/Bed
  • Alpine/Rock Garden
  • Coastal Garden
  • Low Maintenance Garden
  • Wildflower Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Sun
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
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Bloom Colour edit
  • Pink
  • White
Wildlife Value edit
  • Bees
  • Butterflies (nectar source)
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  brombear (1128)
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Plant suggested by: brombear (1128)


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  brombear (1128) wrote on Jan 20 2010
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After flowering lightly prune to maintain a neat shape. Grow in well drained, lime free soil. From south africa

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