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Erica canariensis
Canary tree heath is an upright evergreen shrub or small tree from the Canary Islands and Madeira, grown for its white bell-shaped flowers. It is treated as a distinct species by some authorities and as part of Erica arborea by others. Care is similar to other heaths: good drainage and acidic soil.
Erica canariensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. Erica canariensis was distinguished from Erica arborea by Salvador Rivas-Martínez and co-authors in 2011. The distinction is not accepted by all sources.
Erica canariensis is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands, where it is found in shady forests and thickets. The holotype was found on the north side of Teide in Tenerife at an altitude of around 2,100 m.
Erica abbottii · Honeysuckle heath · Summer heath · Erica albens · Erica alfredii · Cold Heath · Foxtail Erica · Erica amicorum · Erica amoena · Erica ampullacea · Erica andevalensis · Eyelash Heath
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erica canariensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
