How to grow Erica lusitanica growing and care:
Cold winter, humidity, acid Soil, well drained
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
Spring / Summer
How to prune:
Dead stems
Size of the plant:
0.5-5 m, 2-15 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn / Winter
General information about the flower
White to cream flowers with little pinkish, the shape it’s from close bell to trumpet in the size 1-3 mm, flowers grows in the end of the stem
Scientific name:
Erica lusitanica
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants, Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Shrub, Subshrub
Plant Uses: Indoor plants, Medical uses, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Summer flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, White flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses:
