This shrub has an upright bushy habit with slightly arching branches that are covered in thickish grey-green linear leaves. The tube-shaped flowers are bright red, pale pink or white and appear in a cluster at the end of the branches from winter to spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Erica cerinthoidesis naturally found in South Africa and Swaziland growing in well-drained, lime free slightly acid soils. It prefers an open sunny position and is drought tolerant but frost tender.

The Scarlet Heath is grown for its showy flowers and bushy habit. It is planted in rockeries or raised garden beds as a specimen or in group plantings along low borders. It establishes in 2 to 3 years and can be planted in roof gardens or pots. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions. ID 899

Erica(e-REE-ka) cerinthoides (ker-in-THOI-dees)

Ericaceae(er-ek-AY-see-ee)
Bilberries, Blueberries,Cranberies, Heathers, Heaths, Rhododendrons, Wintergreens