Erica terminalis explained

Erica terminalis, the Corsican heath or upright heath, is a European species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.

It is a bushy evergreen shrub, sometimes described as a tree heath (a term also applied to E. arborea and E. lusitanica). It grows to 1abbr=offNaNabbr=off tall and wide, with mid-green leaves and rose-pink flowers in summer and autumn, which often persist on the plant well into winter.[1] [2]

It is native to southern Europe and northern Africa, and naturalised elsewhere.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. 2008. Dorling Kindersley. United Kingdom. 978-1405332965. 1136.
  2. Web site: RHS Plant Selector - Erica terminalis. 14 July 2013.
  3. http://www.habitas.org.uk/flora/species.asp?item=3910 Erica terminalis Salisb. - Corsican Heath :: Flora of Northern Ireland