There are various types and breeds of bell heather. Erica gracilis, also known as Cape heather, usually flowers in autumn, from August to October, while Irish bell heather (bot. Daboecia cantabrica) flowers from July to September.
The Glockenheide adorns wild meadows in late summer
If you add various cultivated forms to your garden, you can extend the flowering period even further. Erica hiemalis, with its finely hairy leaves, only flowers in winter. The white or red flowers of Erica ventricosa appear in spring and remain until autumn. However, the bell heather is not hardy.
The essentials in brief:
- Flowering time: varies depending on the variety, mostly in autumn, occasionally in winter
- Flower colors: pink, red, purple or white
- Location: sunny to semi-shady
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There are numerous cultivars of the Glockenheide. With the right selection of different species, you can look forward to rich flowering from July into winter.