HEATHERS Daboecia

Commonly known as Irish heath, St. Daboec's heath

The Irish bell, named possibly from the son of a Welsh chieftain who founded a monastery in County Donegal. Found in western Ireland and northern Spain with a subspecies from the Azores and usually found as the hybrid x scotica which can flower twice a year, in early summer and early autumn.

Genus of 2 species of evergreen shrub from western Ireland, western France, northern Spain, northern Portugal and the Azores from coastal to mountain heathland. Makes good groundcover when lightly pruned to the base of the flower spikes after flowering.

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Plant Details

Flowering

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Good to know
2 species. D. cantabrica subsp. azorica. D. cantabrica (Irish heath, St. Dabeoc's heath). Linnaeus got the 'e' and 'o' wrong way round.
Pests & Diseases
Phytophthora root rot.
Place of origin
Western Ireland, western France, northwestern Spain, northern Portugal and The Azores.
Resistant to honey fungus
These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Evergreen
Ground cover
These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil