Scientific Name: Daboecia cantabrica
Common Name: Irish heath
Family Name: Ericaceae
Origin: Europe
Hardiness Zone: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Plant Type: Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Dense, Spreading, Twiggy
Form: Oval - horizontal
Texture: Fine
Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Erosion control, Group or mass planting, Rock garden, Summer interest
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Acidic, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pubescent, Oblong, Ovate, Ciliate
Flowers: Raceme, White, Pink, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Low evergreen fine textured shrub; leaves alternate, simple, ovate to oblong, about 1cm long, pubescent; urn-shaped florets about 12mm long.