| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica vagans L. |
| Bibliography | Mant. Pl. Altera: 230 (1771) |
| Native Range | w. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and heaths |
| Altitude | 0-1800m |
| Description | leaves of 4-5, verticillate, flowers in long, leafy inflorescence, anthers purple-brown, exserted |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | lilac-pink, white |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erica decipiens St.Amans Erica didyma Stokes Erica multiflora Huds. Erica vaga Salisb. Erica vagans var. alba G.Sinclair Erica vagans f. alba (G.Sinclair) Zabel Erica vagans f. anandra P.G.Turpin Erica vagans var. grandiflora Bean Erica vagans f. grandiflora (Bean) Rehder Erica vagans var. rubra Dippel Erica vagans f. rubra (Dippel) Zabel Erica vagans f. viridula D.C.McClint. Ericoides decipiens (St.-Amans) Kuntze Ericoides pallidopurpureum (L.) Kuntze Ericoides vagans (L.) Kuntze Gypsocallis vagans (L.) S.F.Gray |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |
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