Common Heath

Epacris impressa

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The showy masses of bell-shaped flowers can brighten up a winter garden and provide important food for nectar eating birds and butterflies. It can be short lived and prefers slightly acid soils. Responds well to pruning after flowering and could be grown in pots.

Form
Small shrub
Height
0.3 - 1.5m
Spread
0.2 - 1.0m
Flowering time
Spring
Winter
Flower colour
Pink
Red
White
Light requirements
Full sun
Part shade
Soil type
Sandy
Loam
Well drained
Landscape setting
Coastal
Plains
Hills
Tolerates
Some coastal exposure
Frost resistant

Attracts nectar eating birds and butterflies.

Habitat for