Erica verticillata

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Erica verticillata, Berg. An erect shrub, 4-6 ft., with lvs. 4-6 in a whorl: lvs. densely imbricate, erect or spreading: fls. mostly in 4's in wild specimens, but, according to Andrews, umbellately 3-10-fld. in cult.; corolla tubular, hairy, usually straight, bright rosy-scarlet, and very showy: caps, unique in splitting into 8 valves. Andr. Heathery, 58. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.