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Erica versicolor
Erica versicolor, the twotone heath, is an evergreen shrub from the Cape Province of South Africa, grown for its tubular red and green or yellow flowers that bloom from October to April. Grow it in full sun in well-drained, acidic soil, sheltered from frost.
Erica versicolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to South Africa's Cape Province.
In cultivation E. versicolor requires well-drained acidic soil and a sheltered situation in full sun. It cannot tolerate freezing temperatures. In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Tree Heath · Spanish Heath · Hairy grey heather · Winter heath · Fire heath · Scotch heath · Darley Dale Heath · Irish Heath · Hairyflower Heath · Portuguese Heath · Erica mackaiana · Nine-pin heath
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erica versicolor 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.
