This dwarf shrub has a prostrate to upright bushy habit with long slender reddish stems and small glossy green lanced-shaped leaves. The small urn-shaped purplish nodding flowers appear in a loose cluster throughout summer.

Hardiness zones 7 to 10

Daboecia cantabricais naturally found in western Europe including the Atlantic coast of Ireland and France growing in coastal heath and on rocky cliffs.

It prefers a moist acidic soils in an open sunny position and tolerates salt spray, frost and cold conditions but is drought tender.

Cantabrian Heath is grown for its long flowering period and its compact habit. It is planted in gardens as a ground cover or spill-over or used in heath gardens as a specimen. It establishes in 2 to 3 years and is suitable for coastal regions. It is also grown in containers or in a rock garden and over retaining walls. ID 1762

Daboecia(day-boh-EE-see-uh)cantabrica(kant-uh-BREE-kuh)

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