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Erica carnea f. aureifolia Foxhollow - Winter Heath
Erica carnea f. aureifolia Foxhollow - Winter Heath
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Erica carnea 'Foxhollow' is a variety of heather. It forms a compact and evergreen clump with young foliage that is bronze to golden green, which turns orange to red in winter due to the cold. Between January and May, it is covered in pale pink to mauve-violet flowers. Very bright, this plant brightens up the garden in winter with its beautiful colourful features. Like all alpine heathers, it is particularly hardy and tolerates slightly chalky soils. However, it appreciates sunny positions.
Erica carnea 'Foxhollow' belongs to the family Ericaceae. It is descended from Erica carnea, native to the mountains of southern and central Europe. It is a result of sowing Erica carnea 'Aurea', discovered at the Foxhollow nursery in England by J. F. Letts in 1969. It is an undershrub with a low, spreading habit, heavily branched, 15 cm (6in) tall and 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18in) wide. Its growth is quite slow, with a lifespan of about fifteen years. Almost throughout the winter and until spring, from January to May, it presents delicate small flowers which are pink, with prominent purple stamens. The bells are arranged in clusters 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4in) long, at the ends of the leafy stems. The melliferous flowers provide a valuable source of pollen and nectar for bees in early spring. The evergreen foliage is composed of small, narrow, erect leaves, with bronze young shoots, then green-yellow in spring, which turn orange to red in winter due to the cold.
Erica carnea 'Foxhollow' is used as groundcover, among the shrubs of a bed or in a rockery, in the company of mountain plants for example. Tolerant of pollution and sea spray, it is a heather for cities, countryside and coastal areas. A very reliable plant in the garden, it is also ornamental in a heather garden forming a mosaic of colourful and varied cushions. It can also be grown in a pot, where its lovely dense and rounded shape can adorn an angular pot.
While heathers, and in particular the genus Erica are often associated with the wet Atlantic heaths of Brittany, Ireland, or Scotland, there are also heathers that thrive in dry climates and on limestone soils, in Mediterranean regions. One of the richest areas in heather is located far away, in South Africa. In the Cape region, there is a plant formation on acidic soil, equivalent to our Mediterranean scrub vegetation, called Fynbos, which includes nearly 625 species of heather out of the 740 that exist in the world.
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Erica carnea 'Foxhollow' will prefer a soil that is quite poor in organic matter. The soil should be light, sandy, slightly acidic, neutral or slightly alkaline, moist but well-drained. Plant in autumn or spring, without burying the collar of the plant too much, in groups of 5 to 10 plants for an intense effect. This plant appreciates non-burning sun or partial shade. In the first two years, carefully weed around the base. Adapted to very well-drained environments, the roots of this heather are branched and prevent the establishment of other species nearby once they are well established. In case of prolonged drought, mulch around the base to retain some moisture. Erica can be susceptible to phytophthora (root rot), pythium and rhizoctonia during hot and wet periods.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
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The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.