| Scientific Name: | Erica x darleyensis |
| Common Name: | erica, heath |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Ground cover |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Horizontal |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Filler, Group or mass planting, Rock garden, Spring interest, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Needle-like, Whorled, Leathery, Glabrous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Purple, Pink, Jan-Feb-Mar-Apr-Nov-Dec |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Brown, May-Jun |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Very similar to E. carnea but more vigorous, often reaching 60cm tall; leaves very similar to E. carnea, linear, in whorls of 4, about 8mm long x 1mm wide; flowers pink to mauve, or white, many cultivars available that mostly bloom Nov-May. | |