Daboecia × scotica
Common name: 
Irish Heath
Connemara Heath
St. Dabeoc's Heath
Pronunciation: 
dab-EE-shi-a
Family: 
Ericaceae
Genus: 
Daboecia
Synonyms: 
Daboecia cantabrica subsp. scotica
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Evergreen shrub to about 10 inches tall (25 cm), sticky stems.  Leaves elliptic to oval, glossy dark green, silvery below, and smaller than those of D. cantibrica.
  • Sun.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 6      Origin unclear, possibly hybrids of D. azorica and D. cantabrica.  Sometimes listed as a subspecies, namely Daboecia cantabrica subsp. scotica or Daboecia cantabrica nothosubsp. scotica  (nothosubsp. –  a nothosubspecies is a hybrid between taxa at the subspecies level)
  • Example: 'William Buchanan', a common selection, is considered very floriferous with crimson flowers.  It reaches a height of 30-45 cm and a spread of 46-60 cm.
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  • Example: ‘Willian Buchanan’, flowering shoots

    Example: ‘Willian Buchanan’, flowering shoots

  • Example: ‘Willian Buchanan’, new and old shoots

    Example: ‘Willian Buchanan’, new and old shoots