Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

heather 'Irish Lemon' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Shrubs

Plants > Shrubs

heather 'Irish Lemon'

Erica × stuartii 'Irish Lemon'

★ RHS AGMLow Maintenance

Genus: Erica
Family: Ericaceae

About this plant

'Irish Lemon' is a low-growing evergreen shrub to 25cm, with bright lemon-yellow spring foliage contrasting with the early flowers. Flowers bright mauve-pink, rather large, in terminal clusters

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained acidic soil in full sun. See Hardy heathers for further advice

Pruning

Pruning group 10

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

May be subject to fungal diseases

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalPatio ContainerFlower BordersWall Side Borders

Planting Places

Bog GardenConservatoryGreenhousePond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years