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Winterfreude Heath

Erica carnea 'Winterfreude'

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Winterfreude Heath (Erica carnea 'Winterfreude') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Winterfreude Heath flowers

Winterfreude Heath flowers

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Height:  6 inches

Spread:  18 inches

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  5a

Other Names:  Spring Heath, Snow Heath, Winter Heath

Description:

An excellent groundcover, with lovely deep rose-red flowers in winter and early spring over gray-green, needle-like foliage; ideal for poor soils, also great for massing in the garden; requires organic highly acidic soil, full sun and no standing water

Ornamental Features

Winterfreude Heath is covered in stunning spikes of rose bell-shaped flowers with red overtones rising above the foliage from late fall to early spring. It has green foliage with hints of gray. The tiny needles remain green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Winterfreude Heath is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Winterfreude Heath is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Rock/Alpine Gardens
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Planting & Growing

Winterfreude Heath will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider covering it with a thick layer of mulch in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight Soil pH Preference
Characteristics
Massing  Rock  Garden  Groundcover  Naturalizing 
Applications
Flowers  Texture  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features