6-8" × 18" From a seedling raised at the RHS garden in Wisley, England, 1966. Also called Snow Heath.
Especially distinct bell-shaped flowers emerge bright pink and mature to purple-red on dark green foliage. Profuse blooms very early spring through April with repeat blooms in August. Ours bloomed through a crust of snow for an explosion of flowers with bees of all kinds clambering for the early nectar. Ericas have become a favorite of ours.
Mounded mat-like growth habit sprawls and crawls like slime mold, and just as pretty. You won’t be able to resist the urge to pet it when you walk past. Super low maintenance. Plant en masse to create a magical carpet. Species native to the Alps and the British Isles. Zone 4.
ships in spring