Erica × veitchii 'Gold Tips'
Erica × veitchii 'Gold Tips' is a winter-flowering heath with creamy white flowers and golden-tipped evergreen foliage. This compact, bushy shrub adds bright colour and texture to winter borders, rockeries or containers. The fine, needle-like leaves are green with striking golden tips, while clusters of tubular flowers appear from late autumn through early spring, providing vital nectar for early pollinators.
- Creamy white flowers from late autumn to early spring
- Evergreen foliage with golden highlights
- Great for winter colour in borders and containers
- Low maintenance and tolerant of poor, acidic soils
- Height 40cm - Spread 60cm
Winter Heather
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EAN code5055028605794
- Pot Size3L (19cm)
- AspectNorth-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Attractive to WildlifeAttractive to Bees
- AwardAGM (Award of Garden Merit) RHS
- Flower ColourWhite
- Flower FormSingle
- Flowering MonthJanuary, February, March, April, November, December
- Foliage ColourGold, Green
- Foliage TypeEvergreen
- Garden StyleCity & Courtyard Garden, Coastal, Cottage & Informal Garden, Patio & Container, Wildlife Garden
- Hardiness (RHS rating)H6 -20 to -15ºC. Hardy - very cold winter
- Height40cm
- Spread60cm
- MoistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
- pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Plant HabitMat-forming
- Plant TypeHeather
- Planting TypesBanks and Slopes, Borders and Beds, Garden Edging, Ground Cover, Pots & Containers, Underplanting of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
- Season of InterestSpring, Winter
- Soil TypeClay, Loam, Sand
- Special AttributesAttractive Foliage, Easy to Grow, Low Maintenance
- SunlightFull Sun, Partial Shade
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