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Is Erica cinerea 'Purple Bell' a real cultivar, or a common name?
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Posted by thane z8 Bellevue, WA (My Page) on Sun, Jul 1, 07 at 6:51
| Lowes is carrying a heath right now that's labelled Erica cinerea 'Purple Bell'. I looked for it on the Heaths and Heathers online catalog, and they don't have a cultivar named Purple Bell (though they do have Purple Beauty, which looks very similar in the picture). I have seen Erica cinerea referred to as "Bell Heather", so I was wondering if maybe this is just another version of the common name.
Anyone know the specifics of 'Purple Bell'? It sure looks pretty. |
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RE: Is Erica cinerea 'Purple Bell' a real cultivar, or a common n
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| The accepted botanical name for this cultivar is Erica cinerea 'Atropurpurea' but one most often finds it labeled simply as 'Purple Bell'. I guess growers think "atropurpurea" is too much of a mouthful :-) It is one of the earliest flowering of the cinerea cultivars and features large, purple bell-shaped flowers. |
RE: Is Erica cinerea 'Purple Bell' a real cultivar, or a common n
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- Posted by thane z8 Bellevue, WA (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 4, 07 at 14:22
| Heh! That explains it. 'Purple Bell' is definitely more consumer-friendly. Interesting that there's not a picture of Atropurpurea in the Heaths & Heathers online catalog. Maybe Karla thinks it's boring. |
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