Erica — 6 species
Botanical species in the genus Erica recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Erica cerinthoides
Erica cerinthoides
Family: Ericaceae
Cultivation
Requires a light lime-free loam. A calcifuge plant, requiring a pH below 6. Prefers a well-drained acidic soil with a pH in the range of 5.5 to 6.7.
Full cultivation guide →Erica multiflora
Erica multiflora
Family: Ericaceae
Cultivation
This species is very rare in gardens, a form of Erica vagans often being made to do duty for it. These two species have been much confused by botanists, but Erica multiflora is easily distinguished by the anthers being only slightly notched at the top, whereas in Erica vagans the anther-cells are free from one another right to the base; the sepals also are longer and narrower than in Erica vagans.
Full cultivation guide →Erica tetralix
Erica tetralix
Family: Ericaceae
Cultivation
Requires a light lime-free loam. A calcifuge plant, requiring a pH below 6. Grows best in a poor soil.
Full cultivation guide →Erica vagans
Erica vagans
Family: Ericaceae
Cultivation
A calcifuge plant, it requires a light lime-free loam. Grows well on sunny slopes, thriving in any soil that is not heavy or alkaline. Plants can succeed in a slightly alkaline soil if it is rich in humus according to some reports.
Full cultivation guide →Erica x darleyensis
Erica x darleyensis
Family: Ericaceae
Cultivation
Requires a light loam. This species tolerates lime in the soil so long as there is plenty of humus. Grows best in a poor soil.
Full cultivation guide →Erica x veitchii
Erica x veitchii
Family: Ericaceae
Cultivation
A calcifuge plant, it requires a light lime-free loam. Grows best in a poor soil. Resents dry soils.
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