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Winter Heath
Erica carnea · Shrub
Winter Heath is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-7, that matures to about 6–12 in × 6–18 in. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink blooms in winter and spring. It attracts bees, stands up well to deer and dry soil and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–12 in × 6–18 in
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Attracts
- Bees
- Tough against
- Deer, Dry soil
- Native to
- Central & E. Central Europe
Will it survive your winters?
We score Winter Heath’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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