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Darley Dale Heath

Erica ×darleyensis

Darley Dale Heath
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0

Darley Dale heath is a bushy, low evergreen shrub, a hybrid of two heathers, that flowers white to rose-pink in late winter and early spring. It thrives in full sun and sharp drainage, and tolerates almost any soil type, including alkaline.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then only in prolonged dry spells; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Any soil type, provided it drains sharply; acid soil is not required.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Erica × darleyensis, the Darley Dale heath, is a plant hybrid between the heathers E. carnea and E. erigena, probably of garden origin.

It is a bushy shrub growing to 60 centimetres (24 inches) tall by 75 cm (30 in) broad, with white to rose-pink urn-shaped flowers in late winter and early spring.

Other Erica plants

Tree Heath · Spanish Heath · Hairy grey heather · Winter heath · Fire heath · Scotch heath · Irish Heath · Hairyflower Heath · Portuguese Heath · Erica mackaiana · Nine-pin heath · Erica multiflora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erica × darleyensis 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.

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