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Erica carnea

Good for pollinators
Common Name : alpine heathFamily : EricaceaeType : ShrubHabit : Spreading/BranchedFlower colour : PinkFlowering from : Februaryto AprilFoliage : EvergreenFoliage colour : GreenHardiness: Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters -15° to -10°Sunlight : Full Sun / Part ShadeMoisture : Moist but well-drainedSoil : AcidSeason of interest : Spring

E. carnea is a dwarf, spreading, evergreen shrub with tiny, narrow, dark green leaves. One-sided sprays about 8cm long of small, urn-shaped, pink, purple-pink, magenta or white flowers appear in late winter and early spring. [RHS]

See on garden plan - Coordinates: I22
 Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’
Erica x darleyensis ‘Silberschmelze’