Flowers.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015 by Chris Garnons-Williams.

Click on photo from Plantago.

See photos from The Heather Farm , Deeproot Plant Base and Heaths & Heathers Nursery

Plant Name

Erica carnea 'Springwood White' - H0

"Known as the 'Winter Heath' or 'Alpine Heath' Erica carnea and its many cultivars is perhaps the most adaptable and hardy of all the heathers. Originating from the European Alps it is used to high altitudes and very cold temperatures. It will grow as happily on soils containing lime as in acid conditions, but the addition of peat is always beneficial both for aerating heavy soils and retaining moisture in sandy soils. All heathers have fibrous roots and these dislike compaction.

All cultivars are low growing and suitable for ground cover, some being better suited than others for this purpose. It is unlikely that they will ever need trimming, retaining their habit without attention and providing attractive foliage in summer and masses of bloom in winter. The flowers continue through winter - frost, snow, rain, and wind - offering what must be the best value of almost any garden plant. As with most heathers planting in large drifts is most effective. Remember to plant in full sun to get best flowering results." from Spring Park Nursery.

Erica carnea habitat and Landscape use

Common Name

Winter heath, Snow heath.

Soil

Well-drained Acidic Sand.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun and Light Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Evergreen Shrub

Height x Spread in inches (cms)
(1 inch = 2.5 cms,
12 inches = 1 foot = 30 cms,
24 inches = 2 feet)

8 x 24 (20 x 60)

Spring Foliage

Dark Green

Summer Foliage

Dark Green

Autumn Foliage

Dark Green

Winter Foliage

Dark Green

Flower Colour in Month(s).

White - H0 in December-May.
 

Comment

Trailing form. Pruning Group 10, after flowering. Native UK plant.

"Reliable, strong growing variety with a vigorous trailing habit, bright green foliage and abundant scented white flowers in winter, continuing into spring. Well drained, preferably acid, soil in open sunny situation. Quite lime tolerant and will grow in light shade." from Deeproot Plant Base .

"Masses of white flowers, December-May, with  bright green foliage.  For years it had been the most outstanding white E. carnea but is now superceded by some of the deliberately bred cultivars.  Vigorous trailing habit 8" tall x 24" wide, ideal for hanging baskets.  Older specimens are enormous plants around the Pacific Northwest." from Heaths & Heathers Nursery.

Click on photos from Jozef Babij of Plants Gallery in Poland.

Planting and maintenance details.

The Heather Society provides data for choosing and growing heather together with heather garden design details.

Heathers, Conifers and the Winter Garden by Frank Knight, John Bond, Lyn Randall and Robert Pearson ISBN 0 304 32073 0 shows how to use these plants to create an attractive garden on acid soil, with full descriptive lists of heathers and planting ideas.

Available from
Spring Park Nursery and
Ashwood Nurseries in England with
Heaths & Heathers Nursery in America ,
The Heather Farm in Canada and
others in Holland.

Flower.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015 by Chris Garnons-Williams.

Flower Stalk.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015 by Chris Garnons-Williams.

Spring Foliage.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015 by Chris Garnons-Williams.

Summer Foliage.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015 by Chris Garnons-Williams.

Autumn Foliage.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in October 2014.

Winter Foliage.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

Flower Buds.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

Flower Bud Stalk.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

Seedhead.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

Plant Label.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

Spring Form.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

Summer Form.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

Autumn Form.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

Winter Form.
Photo from Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley, England in January 2015.

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Page structure amended January 2013.
Page structure changed October 2014.
Index pages added with Thumbnails October 2018. Edited Styles July 2024.
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If the links above fail or you cannot find this heather in those nurseries, the following suppliers may be of use (current in March 2015):-
 

• Belgium
  Boomkwekerij De Bock LV Retail Sales
  Boomkwekerij De Bruyn bvba Mail Order and Retail Sales
   
• Canada
  The Heather Farm Mail order within Canada. Display Garden. No on-site retail sales.They have one of the largest collections of both miniature roses and heathers in Canada.
  Mason House Gardens Display garden and retail sales.Our interest is in xeriscaping (water efficient gardening).
  Pepiniere Villeneuve Mail order within Canada. Display garden and retail sales.
  Bunchberry Nurseries Display garden and Retail sales
  Erica Enterprises Retail-oriented wholesale nursery - selling to corporate clients - which would be pleased to refer you to a garden center in your area who carries our heathers.
   
• France
  Pepinieres Dauget Retail sales. Les Pépinières DAUGUET cultivent plus de 3000 variétés d'Arbres, arbustes, conifères, bambous, rosiers. Vous trouverez sur nos 85 hectares de cultures des sujets de grande dimension pour donner aux jardins de l'ancienneté, des sujets taillés pour les jardins architecturés ainsi que de nombreux autres végétaux de toutes tailles, formes et couleurs pour agrémenter parcs et jardins.
  Lepage Retail Sales with Botanical Garden. En Bretagne, à quelques encablures de la côte de granit rose, ce jardin se veut le reflet de la diversité végétale de nos pépinières. Sur 6000m2, près de 2000 espèces d’arbres, arbustes et vivaces se côtoient dans des scènes que notre souci permanent de recherche d’harmonie de formes et de couleurs fait évoluer au rythme des saisons.
   
• Germany
  Baumschule H. Hachmann Mail order, display garden and retail sales.
  Heidbohl-Baumschule Jurgen Krebs Mail order and retail sales.
  Husmann Heide-Jungpflanzen Mail Order of rooted cuttings for 100 heather cultivars.
   
• Netherlands
  Heather's Heide Mail order and retail sales.
  Planten Tuin Esveld Mail order and retail sales with On-Line Bookshop. We can ship in principle to any address in any country.
   
• Switzerland
  Haunstein AG Baumschulen & Garten-Center Mail order, display garden and retail sales
   
• United Kingdom
  Galloway Heathers Mail order for 140 heather varieties and garden centre (retail sales).
  Goscote Nurseries Ltd Nursery Gardens and Retail sales. Our Tea Garden Café is run by Norths of Rothley, serving their delicious cakes and sandwiches for you to enjoy within the Nursery’s gardens.
  Highland Heathers Display garden and retail sales of 100 different heather varieties. Browse through the Heather Garden and walk around the working nursery.
  Hillway Nursery Retail sales.
  Holden Clough Nursery Mail order and retail sales.
  Join John for informative and informal courses which include:1 Hour Talk, 2 Course Meal and Full nursery tour.
  The new tea room is open 7 days a week serving home cooked traditional food using locally sourced ingredients.
  Jackson's Nurseries (UK) Ltd Mail order to United Kingdom only. Retail sales.
  Jacksons Nurseries specialise in Amenity Landscape Design, Construction and Maintenance, specialising in the resolution of soft landscape problems whether technical or simply by providing engineered cost solutions.
  Tea Room serves quality homemade dishes 7 days a week.
  Spring Park Nursery Mail Order. Retail sales by appointment only. We also have sole UK access to over 1000+ cultivars which are imported from Holland.
  Triscombe Nurseries Mail order to United Kingdom mainland only. Retail sales.
  Ashwood Nurseries Mail order. ‘John’s Garden’ at Ashwood Nurseries is a wonderful three acre private garden created by nursery owner John Massey VMH. This is a private garden which is open on selected dates from 10am-4pm throughout the year.
  John Hall Plants Ltd Mail order. We have access to over 1,000 varieties, so will be able to meet your requirements. Planning a Heather Bed? We can draw up your plans for you, just let us know the dimensions of the plot, soil type and any requirements, and leave the rest to us. We will be pleased to quote for this service.
   
• United States of America
  Dayton Nurseries Inc. Mail order, display garden and retail sales.
  Heaths and Heathers Mail order. Display garden and retail sales. We have more varieties available than anyone in the United States and one of the largest collections in the world. Our display garden has over 2,000 plants in the ground.
  Highland Heather Mail order, Retail sales by appointment only.
  Quackin'Grass Nursery Display garden and on-site sales. Closes for winter.
  Sylvan Nursery Mail order and retail sales. For the past five years the primary soil mix used in the containers has been superhumus, which is a by-product produced by the lumber industry as part of their conservation program.  Use of superhumus improved the water holding capacity of our container stock while maintaining excellent drainage.
   

The following Companion plant sections on

• Trees
• Shrubs and Vines
• Grasses and Grasslike Plants
• Herbaceous Perennials
• Spring-flowering "Bulbous" Plants
• Heathers in the Mixed Border
• Annuals
• Heathers as Companions or Foils for Other Plants
• Winning combinations

are from
Gardening with Hardy Heathers by David Small and Ella May T. Wulff (ISBN-13:978-0-88192-782-5).

HEATHER ERICA CARNEA EVERGREEN SHRUB GALLERY PAGES
Site Map of pages with content (o)

Introduction

HEATHER EVERGREEN SHRUB GALLERY PAGES

Click on Colour below to link to its Heather Flower Colour Page

If "is Empty" in the Table, then this indicates an Empty Flower Colour Comparison Page with no Thumbnails.

FLOWERING SEASON
(o)January
(o)February
(o)March
(o)April
(o)May
(o)June
(o)July
(o)August
(o)September
(o)October
(o)November
(o)December

SPRING FOLIAGE COLOUR
(o)Spri-Bronze
(o)Spri-Green
(o)Spri-Grey
(o)Spri-Orange
(o)Spri-Red
(o)Spri-Yellow
(o)Spri-Other Colour

SUMMER FOLIAGE COLOUR
(o)Sum-Bronze
(o)Sum-Green
(o)Sum-Grey
Sum-Orange
(o)Sum-Red
(o)Sum-Yellow
(o)Sum-Other Colour

AUTUMN FOLIAGE COLOUR
(o)Aut-Bronze
(o)Aut-Green
(o)Aut-Grey
Aut-Orange
(o)Aut-Red
(o)Aut-Yellow
(o)Aut-Other Colour

WINTER FOLIAGE COLOUR
(o)Win-Bronze
(o)Win-Green
(o)Win-Grey
(o)Win-Orange
(o)Win-Red
(o)Win-Yellow
(o)Win-Other Colour
 

CULTIVAR GROUP
.Andromeda
.Bruckenthalia
(o)Calluna
(o)Daboecia

Erica Hardy Heaths:-
.Erica x afroeuropea
.Erica andevalensis
(o)Erica arborea
.Erica x arendsiana
.Erica australis
.Erica azorica
(o)Erica carnea
.Erica cillaris
(o)Erica cinerea
(o)Erica darleyensis
.Erica erigena
.Erica garforthensis
.Erica gaudificans
.Erica x griffithsii
.Erica krameri
(o)Erica lusitanica
(o)Erica mackayana
.Erica maderensis
.Erica manipuliflora
.Erica multiflora
.Erica
oldenburgensis
.Erica platycodon
.Erica scoparia
.Erica sicula
.Erica spiculifolia
.Erica stuartii
.Erica terminalis
(o)Erica tetralix
.Erica umbellata
(o)Erica vagans
.Erica veitchii
.Erica watsonii
.Erica williamsii

SEED COLOUR
Seed

BED PICTURES
Garden

H1 Amethyst is Empty

H2
Mauve

H3
Lavender

H4
Lilac

H0
White

H5 Ruby is Empty

H6
Cerise

H7
Rose Pink

H8
Pink

H9
Beetroot

H10
Purple

H11
Lilac Pink

H12 Heliotrope

H13 Crimson

H14 Magenta

H15 Salmon is Empty

H16
Shell Pink

H17 Multi-Coloured

Heather Height from Text Border

Purple = up to 4 inches (10cm)

Orange = up to 6 inches (15cm)

Violet = up to 8 inches (20cm)

Brown = up to 10 inches (25cm)

Blue = up to 12 inches (30cm)

Green = up to 14 inches (35cm)

Magenta = up to 16 inches (40cm)

Red = up to 18 inches (45cm)

Black = over 18 inches (45cm)

Heather Soil Moisture from Text Background

Wet Soil

Moist Soil

Dry Soil

Click on thumbnail to add the Plant Description Page of the Heather named in the Text box below that photo.
The Comments Row of that Plant Description Page details where that heather is available from.
Flowering months with Heather Flower Colour Code appends the Sun Aspect in the Text Box below each Thumbnail.

"Handy Guide to Heathers - Descriptions & Suppliers of over 1000 varieties" by David & Anne Small. Published in 1992 by Denbeigh Heather Nurseries in the UK. ISBN 0-9519160-0-9. It provides a handy reference to descriptions of heathers in the genera Andromeda, Bruckenthalia, Calluna, Daboecia and Erica which are commercially cultivated in Britain, Europe and North America. The information has very largely come from the work of the Heather Society on producing an International Register of all heather names irrespective of whether they are in commercial use or not.

Heather Evergreen Shrub Name

Flower Colour

Flowering Months

Height x Spread in inches (cms) (1 inch = 2.5 cms, 12" = 1 foot = 30 cms)

Foliage Colour

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Erica carnea
with link to its photos and text in
Heather Description Page in this Gallery or
Erica carnea Cultivars Index Page in Shrub Heather Index Gallery

"One of the hardiest of all heaths and very easy to grow in almost any soil. All exhibit a dwarf carpeting habit and with few exceptions rarely require pruning. Care must be taken when pruning as Erica carnea buds as early as July in the UK. It is safer to prune immediately after the flowers have faded. Prune around the edges and very lightly over the top of the plant. The flowering times of Erica carnea vary markedly, plants in milder climates being as much as 2 months earler than in colder conditions. Generally they can be expected to show flower for 6-8 weeks within the time span stated."

Adrienne Duncan - H12 in
Heather Index Gallery

Heliotrope - H12

January, February, March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Dark Green with Bronze hue

Dark Green with Bronze hue

Dark Green with Bronze hue

Dark Green with Bronze hue

Alan Coates - H12 in
Heather Index Gallery

Heliotrope - H12

February, March

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Altadena - H11

Opens Lilac Pink - H11, then darkens with time to Heliotrope - H12 corollas and Rose Pink - H7 sepals

January, February, March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Yellow is tipped Pink and Bronze at various times through-out the year

Ann Sparkes - H7 in
Heather Index Gallery

Open Rose-Pink - H7 and darkens to Heliotrope - H12

February, March, April, May

6 x 10
(15 x 25)

Orange turns Crimson under cold stress with Bronze tips during the rest of the year

Atrorubra - H8 in
Heather Index Gallery

Deep Pink - H8

January, February, March, April, May

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Aurea - H8

Open Pink - H8 and darken to Heliotrope - H12 with time

January, February, March, April, May

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Gold tipped Orange

Gold

Gold

Gold

Aztec Gold - H16

Shell Pink - H16 to Reddish-Purple - H10

January, February, March, April

8 x 14
(20 x 35)

Golden-Yellow

Golden-Yellow

Golden-Yellow

Deep Gold with Bronze tints

'Barry Sellers' - H14

Deep Pink-Magenta - H14

January, February, March, April

10 x 12
(25 x 30)

Yellow

Yellow

Yellow

Orange

Beoley Pink - H12

Heliotrope - H12

February, March, April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Mid Green

C.J. Backhouse - H3 in
Heather Index Gallery

Pale Lavender - H3

March, April

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

'Carnea' - H16

Shell-Pink - H16 to Lilac-Pink - H11

March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Cecilia M. Beale - H0

White - H0

January, February, March

6 x 10
(15 x 25)

Mid Green

'Challenger' - H13

Magenta corollas with crimson sepals - H13

January, February, March, April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green

Christine Fletcher - H16 in
Heather Index Gallery

Opens Shell Pink - H16 and darkens through the season to Heliotrope - H12

March, April

6 x 22
(15 x 55)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Clare Wilkinson - H16 in
Heather Index Gallery

in January

Shell Pink - H16
 

in April

January, February, March, April, May

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

David's Seedling - H8 in
Heather Index Gallery

in January

Opens Pink - H8 and darken to Heliotrope - H12

in January

December, January, February, March,
April,
May

6 x 20
(15 x 50)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

'December Red' - H12

Open pink - H8 and deepen to heliotrope - H12

December, January, February

8 x 18
(20 x 45)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Dwingeloo Pride - H15

Salmon - H15

January, February, March, April

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Mid-Green

Early Red - H11 in
Heather Index Gallery

in January

Pale Lilac Pink - H11

in April

October, November, December, January, February, March

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Eva - H14

Magenta - H14

December, January, February, March

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Bronze

Foxhollow - H12in
Heather Index Gallery

Heliotrope - H12 to Shell Pink - H16, depending on exposure to sun

January, February, March,
April

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Yellow tipped Bronze

Yellow tipped Bronze

Yellow tipped Bronze

Orange-Red in very cold weather

'Foxhollow Fairy' - H8

The flowers on first opening have a bicolor effect with the corolla near white (pale H16) and the calyx pink (H8) before the flowers ages to pink (H8)

December, January, February, March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Medium Green

Medium Green

Medium Green

Medium Green

Gelber Findling - H8 in
Heather Index Gallery

Lilac Pink in January becomes Pink - H8 in March

January, February, March

6 x 10
(15 x 25)

Orange-Green

Orange-Green with shoots tipped Yellow

Orange-Green

Orange-Green

'Golden Starlet' - H0

White - H0

December, January, February, March

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Yellow

Yellow

Yellow

Lime Gold

Gracilis - H11

Bright Lilac Pink - H11

November, December, January, February

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Dull Green

'Heathwood' - H11

Lilac-pink flowers - H11, deepening to magenta-pink - H14

February, March, April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green. Leaves take on Bronze tints

'Hilletje' - H11

Dark Lilac Pink - H11

December, January, February

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Dark Green/Gold

Dark Green/Gold

Dark Green/Gold

Orange/ Red

'Ice Princess' - H0

White - H0

February, March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

'Isabell' - H0

White - H0

February, March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

'James Backhouse' - H3 and
Heather Index Gallery

Lavender - H3

March, April

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

January Sun - H8 and
Heather Index Gallery

Pink - H8

on same day in February

December, January, February, March

4 x 12
(10 x 30)

Golden

Golden

Golden

Golden

'Jason Attwater' - H11

Lilac Pink - H11

February, March, April

6 x 24
(15 x 60)

Creamy-Yellow (Creamy-Yellow juvenile foliage)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Jennifer Anne - H8 in
Heather Index Gallery

Open Pink - H8 and darken with age to Heliotrope - H12

November,
December, January, February, March,
April

8 x 14
(20 x 35)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

John Kampa - H12

Heliotrope - H12

January, February, March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Dark Green

'John Pook' - H11

White - H0 in bud open Lilac-pink - H11 give a bi-colored effect

January, February, March

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Medium Green

Medium Green

Medium Green

Medium Green

'King George' - H8

Pink - H8 flowers deepening with age

December, January, February, March

6 x 10
(15 x 25)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Lesley Sparkes - H12 in
Heather Index Gallery

Heliotrope - H12

November, December, January, February, March,
April

6 x 10
(15 x 25)

Mid Green tipped with salmon and gold

Mid Green tipped with salmon and gold

Mid Green tipped with salmon and gold

Mid Green tipped with salmon and gold

Little Peter - H16 in
Heather Index Gallery

Clear Pink - H16

February, March,
April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Lohse's Rubin - H14

in April

Magenta - H14

in October

January, February, March

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

March Seedling - H12

Pale Heliotrope - H12

February, March, April, May

6 x 20
(15 x 50)

Mid Green

Margery Frearson - H11 in
Heather Index Gallery

Lilac Pink - H11

January, February, March

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Green

Green

Green

Yellow Bronze

'Martin' - H8

Pink - H8

February, March, April

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Mrs Sam Doncaster - H8

Pink - H8

December, January, February, March, April, May

6 x 20
(15 x 50)

Grey-Green

'Myretoun Ruby' - H12

Opens heliotrope - H12 and deepen through magenta - H14 to crimson - H13 as the season progresses

January, February, March, April, May

8 x 18
(20 x 45)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

'Nathalie' - H10

Deep purple-red - H10

January, February, March, April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

'Orient' - H11

Lilac-pink - H11

February, March, April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Green with light Green tips

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Pink Mist - H3

Lavender - H3

January, February, March

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Medium Green

Pink Spangles - H16

Shell Pink - H16 deepening with age

January, February, March, April, May

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Mid Green

Pirbright Rose - H12

Heliotrope - H12

December, January, February, March

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Grey-Green

Polden Pride - H2

Mauve - H2 base and Heliotrope - H12 tips

January, February, March

6 x 20
(15 x 50)

Mid Green

'Porter's Red' - H14

Magenta - H14

January, February, March, April, May

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Praecox Rubra - H12

Heliotrope - H12

November, December, January, February, March, April, May

6 x 16

Dark Green sometimes tinged brown

Queen Mary - H12

Heliotrope - H12

November, December, January, February, March

8 x 16
(20 x 40)

Dark Green

Queen of Spain - H11

Lilac Pink - H11 shading to Shell Pink at the base - H16

November, December, January, February, March, April, May

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Mid Green

R. B. Cooke - H8

Opens Pink - H8 with Shell Pink - H16 sepals darkening to Mauve - H2 as the season progresses

December, January, February, March, April, May

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Mid Green

Red Rover - H8

Deep Pink - H8 darkening with age to Heliotrope - H12

February, March

6 x 20
(15 x 50)

Mid Green

'Robert Jan' - H10

Reddish-Purple - H10

December, January, February

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

'Rosalie' - H8

Bright Pink - H8

January, February, March, April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green

Dark Bronze Green

Rosalinde Schorn - H0

White - H0

February, March

6 x 14

Clear Yellow throughout the year

'Rosantha' - H7

Rose Pink - H7

March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Medium Green

Medium Green

Medium Green

Medium Green

Rosea - H8

Clear Pink - H8

January, February, March

8 x 16
(20 x 40)

Dark Green

Rosy Gem - H12

Heliotrope - H12

January, February, March, April, May

8 x 18
(20 x 45)

Dark Green

Rosy Morn - H11

Lilac Pink - H11

November, December, January, February, March, April

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Mid Green

'Rotes Juwel' - H9

Crimson to Beetroot - H9

November, December, January, February, March, April

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green turning Reddish

'Rubra' - H6

Carmine (Cerise) - H6

January, February, March

8 x 12
(20 x 30)

Gray Green

Gray Green

Gray Green

Gray Green

Ruby Glow - H14

Magenta - H14

January, February, March,
April,
May

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Mid Green

Scatterley - H8

Tiny Pink - H8

February, March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Medium Green

Schatzalp - H2

Mauve - H2

January, February, March

8 x 16
(20 x 40)

Dark Green

Schneekuppe - H0

White - H0

January, February, March

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Bright Green

'Sherwood Creeping' - H3

Lavender - H3

January, February, March, April

6 x 10
(15 x 25)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

'Schneesturm' - H0

White - H0

February, March, April

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Bright Green

Bright Green

Bright Green

Bright Green

Smart's Heath - H8

Pink - H8

January, February, March

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Mid-Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green Bronze tinted

'Snow Queen' - H0

White - H0

December, January, February, March, April, May

6 x 10
(15 x 25)

Medium Green

Medium Green

Medium Green

Medium Green

Spring Day - H12

Heliotrope - H12

January, February, March, April, May

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Mid Green

Springwood Pink - H16

Shell Pink - H16 deepening with age

December, January, February, March, April, May

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Mid Green with bronze new growth

'Springwood White' - H0

White - H0

December, January, February, March, April, May

8 x 24
(20 x 60)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Startler - H2

Opens Mauve - H2 and darkens with age to Pale Purple -H10

February, March, April

8 x 18
(20 x 45)

Dull Green

Sunshine Rambler - H8

Opens Pink - H8 and darken to Heliotrope - H12 as the season progresses

February, March, April

8 x 16
(20 x 40)

Bright Yellow

Bright Yellow

Bright Yellow

Bright Yellow tinged Red

Tybesta Gold - H2

Mauve - H2 which darken with age to Pale Purple - H10

January, February, March, April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Gold

'Vivellii' - H14

Magenta - H14

January, February, March, April, May

9 x 14
(22.5 x 35)

Dark Green with a bronze hue

Dark Green with a bronze hue

Dark Green with a bronze hue

Dark Green with a bronze hue

Vivellii Aurea - H7

Deep Rose Pink - H7

February, March, April

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Old Gold

Old Gold

Old Gold

Dark Bronze Green

Walter Reisert - H14

Magenta - H14

February, March,
April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Wanda - H14

Magenta - H14

January, February, March

6 x 14
(15 x 35)

Dark Green tinged Pink

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

'Wentwood Red' - H8

Open Pink - H8 and deepen through the season to magenta

January, February, March

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Dark Green

Westwood Yellow - H16

Opens Shell Pink - H16 darkening through the season to Heliotrope - H12

February, March, April

6 x 12
(15 x 30)

Yellow throughout the year

Winter Beauty - H8

Gun metal buds opening to Pink - H8

November, December, January, February, March, April

6 x 18
(15 x 45)

Dark Green

'Winterfreude' - H13

Crimson - H13

November, December, January, February, March, April

6 x 16
(15 x 40)

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Mid Green

Winter Melody - H16

Shell Pink - H16

February, March, April

6 x 22
(6 x 22)

Mid Green

'Wintersonne' - H11

Opens Lilac-pink - H11 and darkens to Magenta

February, March, April, May

6 x 18
(15 x 45

Red Brown

Red Brown

Red Brown

Red Brown

Gardens with Heather Interest in March 2015
The gardens listed below are not all heather gardens, but all have significant heather plantings. Although some are privately owned, most open regularly to the public throughout the year. Please check the garden's website for current open hours and admission fees (if any) before visiting.

Country

Garden with its Website Link

Comments

Australia

Adelaide Botanic Garden

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Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Following reply received 26 March 2015
Hi Chris,
The heathers below are found in Mt Lofty Botanic Garden (M). 
Please see below (Taken from the ‘Catalogue of Plants’ an initiative of the Botanic Gardens of South Australia)
If you would like further information please visit the Botanic Gardens Website http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens/home.
ERICACEAE
Calluna vulgaris (L.)Hull 'Alportii' G20030142*A : M35.5
Calluna vulgaris (L.)Hull 'County Wicklow' G842649*A : M35.6
Calluna vulgaris (L.)Hull 'Hammondii'
G20110036*A : M35.9
G888892*A : M35.6
Calluna vulgaris (L.)Hull 'Mrs Ronald Gray'
G20110035*A : M35.9
G20001467*A : M35.5
G842663*A : M35.5
G842663*B : M35.6
Calluna vulgaris (L.)Hull 'Orange Queen' G842842*A : M35.6
Calluna vulgaris (L.)Hull 'Serlei Aurea' G843066*A : M35.6
The Friends can help by giving your visitors a guided tour of Mt Lofty Botanic Garden.
To organise a tour for 5 or more people the  contact phone number is 08 8226 8803 otherwise:
Regular Guided tours of Mt Lofty Botanic Garden leave from the Lower Car Park Lampert Road, Piccadilly at 10.30am on Thursdays (these are free – although a gold coin donation is much appreciated).
Hope this helps
Kind regards
Stephanie Brown
FBGA Administration Officer
Goodman Building, Hackney Road
friendsabg@internode,on.net
www.friendsbgadelaide.com

Mount Tomah Botanic Garden

Following reply received 31 March 2015
Dear Chris,
Thank you for your email. We are currently in the process of overhauling our website and will be reviewing all of the content in due course. This will extend the information for the heath and heather garden.
Kind regards,
Kristen Winder
Acting Visitor Experience Venue Manager/
Functions & Events Coordinator
The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah

Wittunga Botanic Garden

Canada

Butchart Gardens

Following reply received 26 March 2015
Hi Chris,
Thank you for your interest in linking to The Butchart Gardens.
The Butchart Gardens, founded in 1904, is a display garden, not a botanical garden. As such we do not label our flowers or other plants, in accordance with our history and tradition. Heathers (Erica) can be found throughout the various gardens and are not labelled. While we welcome you to link to our site http://www.butchartgardens.com/  and we do not have a heather map or additional information on the heathers to give out. Good luck with your site and thank you again.
Best regards,
SCOTT MCDONALD | Online Marketing Specialist, Public Relations
scottmcdonald@butchartgardens.com

Dan Cooke Memorial Heather Garden

As a memorial to the late Dan Cooke, a heather garden has been installed at the Farmers' Institute in Cobble Hill. The bed contains 45 varieties chosen to provide a year-round display of foliage and flower colour. The Society is also involved in the establishment of a number of other gardens containing heather displays. The most recent one is at the Sylvan Church on Shawnigan Mill Bay Road. It celebrates the life of Ina McDowell, one of our founding members who was also well known and loved in the community.

Government House Gardens

Following reply received 31 March 2015
Hello Chris:
Thank you for your enquiry. Please see the attached response from our volunteer gardener who maintains the heather on our grounds. The gardens on our 36 acre estate are maintained by over 400 volunteers from the Friends of Government House Garden Society. Please visit their website here for more information: http://fghgs.ca
Please let me know if you have any other questions or could be of further service. I wish you best of luck with your website.
Thank you,
Willow Easton
Finance and Administrative Officer
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Government House
1401 Rockland Ave
Victoria BC  V8S 1V9

Heathers at Government House, Victoria, B.C.
Bryan Taylor, Plant Nursery Supervisor.
Climatically, southern British Columbia is well suited to growing heathers. All ornamental heathers grown here are European in origin. Wet winters and dry summers (Mediterranean climate type) may not exactly duplicate the native conditions but the heathers thrive locally.
The heather bed at Government House contains 200 plants and was refurbished with locally propagated material in 2011. The bed is 48 square metres and is located on a superb SW facing rise above a Garry Oak woodland.
The grounds of Government House are open to the public every day and the trail passing the bed is popular with visitors as it overlooks the Straits of Juan de Fuca with a backdrop of the snow-covered mountains of the Olympic range in Washington State.
Species selection and grouping provide year-round colour. The very longest flowering E x darleyensis supply magnificent winter colour. Callunas with other than green foliage are used to provide unusual colour in an otherwise green surrounding. Finally, 'bud-blooming' Callunas extend the summer season into December when the first darleyensis flowers appear.
The bed is currently only four years old as was stated earlier and is expected to mature some five or so years from now but in the meantime, it is already showing great promise as an effective design for the outstandingly picturesque location.
One final comment is very significant in this location. A herd of native black tail deer inhabit the Garry Oak woodlands below the heather bed. The deer do not eat the heather so, unlike the nearby rose gardens on the property, fencing is not required so there is no detraction from the natural beauty of the setting.

Horticulture Centre of the Pacific

The upper bed is comprised entirely of Erica species with flowering periods through most of the year. Winter/spring colour comes from Erica carnea and Erica x darleyensis. The latter are among the largest and most often seen heathers with flowering periods extending to 5 months in some cases. Summer colour comes from Erica species, Daboecia and above all, from Calluna vulgaris. The latter only flower in August but some varieties contribute strong foliage colours for the whole year.

Memorial University Botanical Garden

Following reply received 27 March 2015
Hi Chris,
Yes we still have a decent heath and heather collection.  We have 42 Calluna cultivars, 27 Erica (carnea, X darleyensis, tetralix, cinerea, X griffithsii, X watsonii, vagans, spiculifolia) and representatives from the genera Daboecia, Cassiope, Phyllodoce, and X Phylliopsis.  Most of these are housed together in our heath/heather garden but a few are spaced about among our Ericaceous border which features over 250 Rhododendron cultivars.
Hope that provides the info you need.
Best regards,
Todd

University of British Columbia
Botanical Garden

Following reply received 14 May 2015
Chris,
I'm afraid our heather collection is seriously diminished since the 1980s, when it was more significant. Just a smattering of Erica species and cultivars and a few odds and ends, really. Nothing to get excited about.
Good luck with your endeavour.
Douglas

Douglas Justice
Associate Director, Horticulture & Collections ⎮ UBC Botanical Garden
Faculty of Science
University of British Columbia
6804 Southwest Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4

VanDusen Botanical Garden

If you click on the link alongside, you may then contact them to find out if and where they have heathers in their flower beds.

France

Les jardines de Callunes

If you click on the link alongside, you may then contact them to find out if and where they have heathers in their flower beds.

Germany

Arboretum Thiensen

Situated near the Minster Court heather garden shows in addition to a large selection of Calluna and Erica.

Botanischer Garten Bremen

If you click on the link alongside, you may then contact them to find out if and where they have heathers in their flower beds.

Ireland

National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin

When you click on the link to National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin , then go down the page to ERICACEAE where you will find Calluna, Daboecia and Erica species. When you then click on Calluna vulgaris 'Alexandra' M1FGH you get to the Map Page which shows Millfield west in Red within the botanic garden and FGH as the beds in which that heather can be found.

Netherlands

Heidetuin Driebergen-Rijsenburg

"The February storms of 1953 when there were many bare spots in the woods arise Rijsenburgse this heather garden was created by the head of the Parks Department. Heather Garden is internationally known and Driebergen was during Floriade 1972 even proclaimed Heath Capital of the year. Heather Garden is open all year freely accessible."

Von Gimborn Arboretum

"Part of the Botanical Gardens of Utrecht University. One man's life's work has developed into a park which measures 27 hectares covered with thousands of unique plants, shrubs and trees. Von Gimborn Arboretum, which was designed in English landscape style, is the largest of its kind in the Netherlands. Its history, location and design make it a landmark for both scholars and everyday park visitors."

New Zealand

Christchurch Botanic Gardens

"On the other side of the path, the Heather Garden faces the sunny north. Many species of heath (Erica) and heather (Calluna) grow here, in raised beds which allow maximum sunlight and drainage." from The Botanic Gardens Walking Guide.

Larnach Castle

"The gardens are Margaret Barker's personal creation over 45 years - not only is she a restorer of historic buildings, but also a passionate gardener."

Norway

Det Norske Arboret

If you click on the link alongside, you may then contact them to find out if and where they have heathers in their flower beds.

Spain

Atlantic Botanical Garden

If you click on the link alongside, you may then contact them to find out if and where they have heathers in their flower beds.

United Kingdom

Benmore Botanic Garden

If you click on the link alongside, you may then contact them to find out if and where they have heathers in their flower beds.

Champs Hill Garden

This garden has been developed around 3 disused sand quarries since 1960. The woodlands are full of beautiful rhododendrons and azaleas, but the most striking feature is the collection of heathers - over 300 cultivars. Opening times - By appointment for groups of 10 or more with Entrance fee of £4.00 per adult.

Cherrybank Gardens

The Bell's Cherrybank Garden on the outskirts of Perth is first and foremost a National Heather Centre, with many examples of this lovely plant. It is the largest collection of heather in the UK and it is not just the wide variety of heathers growing there which is remarkable, it is the large areas devoted to individual types which makes the garden so striking.

Dyffryn Gardens

See the Heather Bank Number 5 on the enlarged Garden Plan from Plans and Planting Page within the Garden Menu

Golden Acre Park

Click on Map to locate large Heather Garden area.

Holehird Gardens

The society has initiated and continues to maintain four National Plant Collections -  Astilbe, Meconopsis, Daboecia, and Polystichum.  We have a computerised plant database, which provides the foundation for an extensive plant labelling system across the garden.
Featured in many prestigious garden magazines, The Lakeland Horticultural Society's 17 acres above Windermere is truly a garden for all seasons.  In a superb Lakeland setting, Holehird Gardens are reputed to be among the finest in England and are unique in being maintained entirely by volunteers and supported by voluntary donations.

RHS Garden Wisley

Holder of the National Heather Collection

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Scottish Heath Garden.

St Andrews Botanic Garden

The heath garden contains a wide range of heaths and heathers to give flowering all year round. The smaller species are set against taller plants such as Portugal or Tree Heath, Erica lusitanica which grows to 7 feet high and flowers during the winter. Pinus mugo gives shelter and acts as a screen for other areas of the garden. There are also many small conifers and a group of seven Juniperis communis 'Hibernica', the Irish Juniper, with its tall, upright and tight growth. Dwarf Podocarpus, rhododendrons and willows help create a pleasing year-round effect.

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum

The Heather Garden to the east contains, besides a range of heathers, delightful trees and shrubs, giving all year interest of both flower and foliage. The Himalayan birch are represented with white, pink and even dark grey/brown bark; unusual dwarf Ginkgo cultivars show their butter yellow autumn colour; Pinus sylvestris ‘Gold Medal’ turns even more yellow during the cold winter months and you can find more unusual shrubs such as Tetrapanax papyrifera, with its large leaves the size of a small parasol. The heathers themselves change frequently, the oldest plants requiring replanting and renewal every 10 years or so, allowing new and different cultivars to be tried.

Threave Garden

Threave Garden is in fact a series of spectacular gardens created over the years by students of the Trust's School of Heritage Gardening.
Open all year, you can enjoy the delights of these gardens in every season - from spring flowers, through summer blooms, autumn colours and winter frosts.
Take time to explore the rock garden, patio garden, secret garden, water features, heathers, conifers and herbaceous perennials.

United States of America

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Search their Plant Records Database to locate where their heathers are i.e. for Erica and use their Map to get there.

Cottage Grove Community Hospital Heather Garden

Tucked into a bend in the road near the Cottage Grove Community Hospital is Cottage Grove’s own Heather Garden. Planned and maintained by the Oregon Heather Society (President: Stefani McRae-Dickey
contact person: Ella May Wulff: ewulff@peak.org),
the heather garden was planted in 2004, so the plants are mature and well spread out. Highland Heather can supply the heathers.

The Fells

The Fells Heather Bed was originally planted in 1931 under the direction of Clarence Hay. It survived for several decades until in 2005, three days of intense cold followed by three days of 90 degree temperatures killed 95% of the bed. The dead heather was removed, paths added and the bed replanted in 2007-08 with 20 varieties of heather, utilizing a generous grant from the Morton Foundation and volunteer assistance from the Northeast Heather Society.

Leonard J. Buck Garden

A number of kinds of heaths and heathers have been planted in the raised peninsula bed next to the parking area in front of the Leonard J. Buck Garden Visitors' Center. These comprise varieties of Calluna and Erica.
In the garden we have Calluna, Erica, and several Erica hybrids.

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

The Heath and Heather Collection at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is distinguished by its diversity of species and cultivated varieties beautifully displayed and cared for by its knowledgeable staff. The collection has been accepted after a three-year provisional status in NAPCC during which we strengthened plant records procedures to further enhance this fine collection.

Rosewood Gardens

The Heather Garden is very special because it is full of color and bloom throughout the winter months.  
Although heathers are great favorites in English gardens, they are seldom grown in the southeastern states because the climate is felt to be unsuitable. However, with the correct choice of plants; good soil preparation, and an open, sunny site - a beautiful heather garden can be achieved - especially with a combination planting of colorful conifers.   
Plants from the 'Erica' family of heaths have been selected for this garden, and bloom begins in November, peaking in early March.  Although no longer in bloom, the heathers combine with the conifers and barberries to provide colorful foliage and interest throughout the rest of the year.

University of California, Santa Cruz, Arboretum

One of the largest collections of Erica outside South Africa in the South African Garden as shown in the map.

Washington State University Skagit County Extension Discovery Garden

Heather Garden: Our heather garden is a year-round place of interest; this garden is in bloom each month of the year. The heather/heath have been chosen for their growth patterns from ground cover to tree forms.