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Erica carnea 'Springwood White'

Common Name:
Heather
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Geographic Origin:
Central and Eastern Europe
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
1 foot high, 2-3 feet wide
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Foundation plantings
Flowering Season:
Winter and spring

Flower Color:
White
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

This is a low, mounding shrub, usually around 1 foot high and 2-3 feet broad when mature. It has rich green foliage and produces masses of short flower spikes with small, narrow white blossoms in early spring.