Good plant #76 - Erica Darleyensis 'Furzey'

A great late winter/ early spring flowering heather. Heathers are generally robust plants but will do best when treated well in their first year to get them established. If you give this heather its favoured acidic soil and keep it watered for the first year, it'll go on for years.

I recommend trimming this heather (like most other heathers) by removing the faded flower stems with sharp scissors. For this heather, late spring is the right time. A liquid multi-purpose feed (ideally an ericaceous one) on the soil round the roots immediately after trimming will invigorate it.

This plant will thrive in sunny, partly shady sites. Once established it will tolerate drought.

You can take cuttings in late summer.

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