General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4a
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Winter
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Topiary
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cooked greens
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds
Needs specific temperature
Pollinators: Midges
Bumblebees
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights
Epiphytic
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)
Ploidy: Hexaploid

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Common names
  • Darley Dale Heath
  • Darley Heath
  • Darley Dale Heather
Also sold as:
  • Kramer's Red
  • Kramer's Rote
  • Erica x darleyensis 'Kramers Rote'
  • Krammer's Rote
Plant Events from our members
MissMew - Toronto, ON (Zone 6a) On Jun 27, 2026 Transplanted
Added to back North West
MissMew - Toronto, ON (Zone 6a) On May 29, 2026 Obtained plant
MissMew - Toronto, ON (Zone 6a) On Jun 8, 2025 Transplanted
Front West
MissMew - Toronto, ON (Zone 6a) On Jun 3, 2025 Obtained plant
Suzanne NVK
christine2 - Wolfville, Nova Scotia (Zone 5a) On May 15, 2024 Obtained plant
6 OV
christine2 - Wolfville, Nova Scotia (Zone 5a) On May 11, 2020 Obtained plant
2020 OV 2
MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) On Jan 19, 2019 Seeds sown
WS lots (last) in milk jug
MrsBinWY - Cheyenne, WY (Zone 5a) On Jan 20, 2018 Seeds sown
seeds from ishareflowers; floor of cold sun porch
carpathiangirl - Akron, OH (Zone 6a) On Aug 29, 2018 Obtained plant
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