Winter heather plant

paulconnery61 · August 2021

Hi my winter heather shows signs of not flowering again for the second year healthy looking green foliage but no signs of it flowering what's wrong

Fairygirl · August 2021

Is it in a suitable site with adequate conditions?
What type is it? If it was a small plant when you got it, it'll have taken a while to establish, so flowering won't have happened right away.
Bearing in mind it's still August, I wouldn't expect it to be showing signs of flowering.

paulconnery61 · August 2021

I have another winter heather similar size showing early signs of the flowers developing this one doesn't do I need to change the soil , think it's a darleydale thank you

Fairygirl · August 2021

I think that one prefers neutral to acidic soil. Not all the winter ones do though, and many Ericas are perfectly happy in alkaline soil.
It's also a later flowering one - end of the year. Some are earlier, so your other one may simply be one of those.
If you're growing in a container, you can certainly amend the soil, but you can't do that if it's in the ground.
They all like quite poor soil too, so don't be tempted to feed it. A nice sunny site for it

paulconnery61 · August 2021

Thank you so much

Fairygirl · August 2021

Good luck with them - they can be very useful plants for winter time when colour can be thin on the ground. Most people tend to think of the summer ones only for their gardens.

If you keep them potted, you'll need to make sure you refresh the soil each year too, and re pot every so often - especially if it grows well and needs a bigger one. Just take an inch or so from the top layer and replace with new stuff. That will keep it happy. They're best in the ground though.

Winter heather plant

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