Daboecia
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Daboecia /dæˈbiːʃiə/,[1] or St. Dabeoc's heath, is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, containing two evergreen shrubs, closely related to the genus Erica. They are native to cliffs and heathland in southern Atlantic Europe and the Azores.[2]
Description
They produce urn-shaped flowers in shades of white, pink and red. Daboecia differ from European Erica species in having a substantially larger corolla. The leaves are always alternate in Daboecia, never whorled. The generic name comes from the Irish Saint Dabheog.
Distribution
Daboecia has an oceanic distribution in western Europe, including western Ireland, western France, northwestern Spain, northwestern mainland Portugal and the Central Group of the Azores.[3] Like Erica and Calluna species, Daboecia are calcifuges, but will tolerate neutral soils and avoid peat. The plant is also found on mountain trails and roadsides in the west of Ireland, brought with Spanish wine by traders from medieval times.[4]
Species
- Daboecia azorica Tutin & E. F. Warb.
- Daboecia cantabrica (Huds.) K. Koch (Irish heath)[5]
Some botanists regard D. azorica as a subspecies of D. cantabrica, which would render the genus monospecific.
Cultivation
The two species have been extensively cultivated and hybridised to produce a number of popular garden plants. Cultivars include selections from the hybrid between the two species, which is named Daboecia × scotica.
The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017):[6]
- D. cantabrica 'Waley's Red'[7]
- D. cantabrica subsp. scotica 'Silverwells'[8]
- D. cantabrica subsp. scotica 'William Hicks'[9]
References
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- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Daboecia cantabrica (Huds.) C. Koch". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ https://britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bib/article/view/148
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Irish heath". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 16. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plantfinder - D. cantabrica 'Waley's Red'". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plantfinder - D. cantabrica subsp. scotica 'Silverwells'". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plantfinder - D. cantabrica subsp. scotica 'William Hicks'". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- Oliver, E. G. H. (2000). Systematics of Ericeae. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 19.
- Nelson, E. C. (1984). Dabeoc – a saint and his heather. Yearbook of the Heather Society 1984: 41–46.
- Nelson, E. C. (2000). A history, mainly nomenclatural, of St Dabeoc's heath. Watsonia 23: 47–58.
External links
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- Heather Society
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