Английская Википедия:Erica erigena
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Erica erigena, the Irish heath,[1] is a European species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.
It is a compact evergreen shrub growing to Шаблон:Convert, with somewhat brittle foliage and deep pink honey-scented flowers in winter and spring.[2][3] The leaves are 4-whorled, measuring Шаблон:Convert in length and turning dark green at maturity.[4]
It is native to Ireland, southwestern France, Spain, Portugal and Tangier. Its appearance in the far west of Ireland, separated from the main Mediterranean populations, suggests a garden escape.[5] It prefers cliffs and heathland.
In cultivation, it is often seen as groundcover amongst dwarf conifers. Like others of its kind, it is a calcifuge, preferring an open sunny site with well-drained acid soil. Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:[6]
References
- ↑ Шаблон:BSBI 2007
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- ↑ Poland J, Clement EJ. 2020. The Vegetative Key to the British Flora. Second Edition. John Poland, Southampton Шаблон:ISBN
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