How to grow Erica carnea growing and care:
Cold weather, humidity
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
Recommended planting season?
All year
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to prune:
Dead stems
Size of the plant?
20-1000cm, 16-40inches
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:
Autumn / Winter / Spring
General information about the flower
Pink, purple, red or white flower, the shape it’s from close bell to trumpet in the size 1-3 mm, flowers grow in the end of the stem.
Scientific name:
Erica
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Subshrub
Plant Uses: Ground cover plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 3, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, Purple flower, Red flower, White flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: