Botanical Name: Erica carnea
Common Name: winter heath
Family: Ericaceae
Distribution/Origin:
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, fine linear needle-like leaves, alternate and whorled
Flower/Inflorescence: small pink-purple urn-shaped flowers
Fruit/Seed: small capsule
Stem/Bark: brown woody stems
Size: height 10-25cm
Habit: upright, erect, spreading
Form: erect, mounding, low growing
Culture: full sun - part shade, moist well-drained soil
Landscape Use: evergreen shrub