Variety traits
Erica gracilis J. C. Wendl.
The flower color trait of Erica gracilis is a key indicator for cultivar identification and the plant's ornamental value, varying within a purple-to-white palette.
In the reference 5 varieties crop Slender heath, where this is mentioned in the description.
The flower color of Erica gracilis varies across a range of purple, pink, red, violet, and white shades. During expert cultivar evaluation, the base tone, its intensity, and the presence of contrasting elements, such as colored anthers, which serve as an additional cultivar trait, are visually recorded.
Flower color persists even after wilting, which provides a long-lasting ornamental effect and creates an “illusion” of flowering, which is important for the crop's commercial value. The trait is evaluated visually at the stage of mass flowering under standardized plant batch conditions.
General information about the subject — on the page Flower color.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Erica gracilis J. C. Wendl. · Slender heath
Ulrich Strauss (Gartenbau)
Erica gracilis J. C. Wendl. · Slender heath
Eleonore Dettmer und Peter Dettmer (als Gesellschaft des bürgerlichen Rechts)
Erica gracilis J. C. Wendl. · Slender heath
Helmut Hiedl / Thomas Hiedl
Erica gracilis J. C. Wendl. · Slender heath
PREIL| Dr. Walter Preil im Institut fuer gartenbauliche Pflanzenzuechtung / ELBINGHAUS| Rainer Ebbinghaus im Institut fuer gartenbauliche Pflanzenzuechtung