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Ericaceae
Bell Heather
Erica cinerea
Solitude and admiration.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Erica
- Native to
- Western Europe
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- evergreen shrub
- Height
- 0.5-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Acidic, sandy, well-drained soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Bell heather is one of the first plants to colonize burned heathland, playing a vital role in habitat recovery.
- The bell-shaped flowers are an important nectar source for bees, producing a distinctive dark honey.
- In Scottish folklore, finding white bell heather was considered extremely lucky.
- The plant can live for over 20 years in favorable conditions on moors and heathlands.
- Bell heather thrives in poor, acidic soils where most other plants struggle to survive.
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good luck