Plant Name

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Erica carnea 'Springwood White'

Common Name

Alpine Heath, Winter Heath.

Soil

Acid, Peaty, Sand and Chalk

Sun Aspect

Full Sun

Soil Moisture

Dry

Plant Type

Evergreen Shrub

Height x Spread in feet

0.5 x 0.5

Foliage

Bright Green

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

White in February-March

Comment

Trailing form. Pruning Group 10, after flowering. Native UK plant.

Planting and maintenance details.

The Heather Society provides data for choosing and growing heather together with heather garden design details.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and maybe Palmstead Nurseries Ltd.

Heathers, Conifers and the Winter Garden by Frank Knight, John Bond, Lyn Randall and Robert Pearson ISBN 0 304 32073 0 shows how to use these plants to create an attractive garden on acid soil, with full descriptive lists of heathers and planting ideas.