Erica caniculata
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Erica canaliculata (channelled heath) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the East and West Capes of South Africa. It is an erect evergreen shrub, sometimes described as a tree heath (a term also applied to E. arborea and E. lusitanica). It grows to 2 m (6 ft 7 in), with tiny dark green leaves and large sprays of pink or white flowers with prominent brown anthers in winter and spring.[1][2]
Not fully hardy, in frost-prone areas it requires some protection. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[3]
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericacanaliculata.htm
- ^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=709