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Kramer's Red Winter Heath – Magenta-Red Winter Blooms

Kramer's Red Winter Heath: Winter Color with Magenta-Red Flowers

Establishes quickly to create a fine, dense groundcover or border. Mounding evergreen shrub with terrific winter color—magenta-red flowers last through early spring.

Plant Profile

Light: Full sun to partial sun
Moisture: High
Height: 2 feet or less
Spread: 2–4 feet

Photo credit: Doreen Wynja

Groundcovers: Restoring Red Color in 'All Red' Sundew: Light Deficiency Fix; Red Sun Parasol Mandevilla: Container Culture for Cold Climates; Overwintering Red Banana (Ensete) in the Pacific Northwest; Saving a Waterlogged Red Robin (Photinia) After Transplanting; Erica × darleyensis 'Kramer's Red' (Darley Dale Heath); Erica (Heath): Needle-Leaved Evergreens for Acidic, Sunny Sites; Cyclamen 'Winter Ice Purple': Winter Ice Series Purple; Cyclamen 'Winter Ice': The Cold-Tolerant Series; Heavenly Bamboo: Lacy Green Leaves Turn Red in Autumn; Kramer's Red Winter Heath: Magenta-Red Flowers Through Early Spring on Dense Groundcover

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