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Many of our showiest garden shrubs, such as rhododendrons and camellias, need acid soil to thrive. If your garden doesn’t have it, don’t despair as you can grow these plants in containers using ericaceous compost.

Latin name

Erica

Common name

Heather

Type of plant

Shrub

Hardiness

Hardy

Flower colour

White to pink to purple

Leaf colour

Dark green

Height and spread

15cm to 6m x 40cm to 1.5m (6in to 20ft x 15in to 4.9ft)

Description

Heathers come in all sizes but the low-growing spreading types are most commonly grown. They produce masses of tiny, bell-shaped flowers which appear among the needle-like leaves. Some varieties will tolerate chalky soils.

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Plants for clay soil
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Plants for silty soil
Plants for loamy soil

Plants for acid soil
Plants for alkaline soil

Erica, Heather

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