Erica subdivaricate

Common names: Blush-flowered Heath

Genus: Erica

Species: Erica persoluta

Class: Octandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Erica

Modern Species: Erica subdivaricate

Modern Family: Ericaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: bright purple flowers, bt also a variety with nearly white, tinged with red: "blush coloured"

Season: March, April and May

Native Region: Africa

Species: Erica pelviformis alba

Artist: S. Edwards