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Erica is a plant genus, commonly called Besom heath, a bush shrub, and with a upright growth habit. Its native range is Mediterranean mountains. No public specimens of Erica are catalogued on collecto.rs yet — adding the first one earns it a permanent home in the public catalog. Reference care guidance for Erica suggests full sun light, medium watering, cool temperatures, and moderate humidity; collector consensus will refine this as more public specimens are added. Drill into a specific species in the Erica genus below, or browse who's growing it.
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Erica is a plant genus. Commonly known as Besom heath, a bush shrub, and with a upright growth habit. Native to Mediterranean mountains. No public specimens are tracked on collecto.rs yet — be the first to add yours.
Reference care guidance for Erica: full sun light, medium watering, cool temperatures, and moderate humidity. Collectors on collecto.rs will refine this as more public specimens are added.
No public collectors on collecto.rs currently track Erica — adding yours would make you the first.
Erica is also known as Erica scoparia, Erica absinthioides, Erica scoparia f. minima, Erica fucata, and Erica virgulata.
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