Erica arborea

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Common name: tree heather

Family: Ericaceae

Distribution: Eastern Africa, southern Europe, and the Arabian Peninsula

Hardiness: Zone 7a 0 to 5 F

Life form: Evergreen shrub

Usage: Border, hedge, or specimen plant.

Comments: Erica arborea is an evergreen shrub (sometimes described as a small tree) that grows to about 8-12 feet tall. The leaves are needle-like and grow in whorls of 3 or 4 around a stem. White, occasionally pink, bell-shaped flowers are borne in pyramidal panicles in the late winter to early spring.

Links: Missiouri Botanical Garden - Erica arborea

1: 1000 s, 1500 e (ST 1000,1500) • Accession: 2013-066/1 • Provenance: Garden
2: 1000 s, 1500 e (ST 1000,1500) • Accession: 2013-066/2 • Provenance: Garden
3: 1000 s, 1500 e (ST 1000,1500) • Accession: 2013-066/3 • Provenance: Garden
4: 1000 s, 1500 e (ST 1000,1500) • Accession: 2013-066/4 • Provenance: Garden
5: 1000 s, 1500 e (ST 1000,1500) • Accession: 2013-066/5 • Provenance: Garden
6: Herbarium (HERB) • Accession: 2013-066 • Provenance: Garden

Hoyt Arboretum, Portland, Oregon, USA

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Erica arborea

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