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Sign up freeErica vulgaris
shrub
Bees
Butterflies🐝 Needs pollinatorsErica is an evergreen shrub growing to 0.6 m (2 ft) tall with a spread of 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in). It blooms from July to October with pink, purple, and red flowers, and is noted for attracting wildlife including bees, flies, moths, butterflies, and wind pollination.
Prefers acid soils; suitable for light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils; can grow in nutritionally poor soil; mildly acid to very acid pH; tolerates both dry and moist conditions
Hesperis
Thrives in the same partial sun, moderate water conditions as Heather, Scotch Heather
