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''Erica cinerea'' (bell heather, or heather-bell) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to western and central Europe. It is a low, spreading shrub growing to tall, with fine needle-like leaves long arranged in whorls of three. The flowers are bell-shaped, purple (rarely white), long, produced in mid- to late summer. The flowers are dry, similar in texture to the strawflower. The Latin specific epithet ''cinerea'' means "ash coloured". It is also grown as an ornamental plant, cultivated in a wider range of colors. It is drought-tolerant and grows well in full sun with well-drained soil. Like most heathers, it is a calcifuge and dislikes alkaline soils (e.g. calcareous) which cause the symptoms of iron deficiency. Like other cultivated heathers, it is often seen as groundcover amongst plantings of dwarf conifers. These cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit: *'C.D. Eason'〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=714 )〕 *'Pink Ice'〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=717 )〕 *'Velvet Night'〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=718 )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erica cinerea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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