Daboecia cantabrica 'Amelie' (PBR)

Cantabrian heath

• Position: full sun
• Soil: well-drained acidic soil or ericaceous compost
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June to October
• Flower colour: pink
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  A brand new variety with slender, upright spikes of vibrant pink, urn-shaped flowers appear from June to October above the lustrous, dark green leaves. Cantabrian heather is robust and long-flowering and looks great creating evergreen groundcover towards the front of a sunny bed. It can also be used to fill pots and containers on a terrace.
  
  
• Garden care: After flowering cut back the flowered shoots to within 2.5cm (1in) of the old growth.