Quantity | Price per item | Discount |
5 plants | €5,30 | 12% off |
Known as tree heather, it grows up to 3m tall on acidic soils. It is suitable for exposed coastal gardens and nutrient-poor slate slopes in southern Portugal. It is covered with white flowers in winter and spring and is a valuable source of nectar for honeybees.
One of the most widespread heathers, from the Canary Islands and Madeira through the Mediterranean and North Africa to the eastern Black Sea, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, central Sahara, Ethiopia and East Africa.
The burl wood (the underground wood between the roots and the trunk) is reddish brown, textured, extremely hard and heat resistant. It was once used to make smoking pipes. The burl wood was taken from a mature shrub, 30-60 years old, then boiled and dried for several months before further processing.
It is a species that is able to regenerate after wildfires, and due to climate change, international research has begun to take an interest in fire-tolerant plants (fire-tolerant, they are not resistant, they will burn!), including Erica arborea. Studies of these plants, which are able to regrow after a fire, have shown that their special advantage lies in a structure between the stem and the roots that is rich in starch and buds. This structure is called the lignotuber. It has been found in 14 species typical of Mediterranean scrub, including Arbutus, Phillyrea, Quercus suber, Juniperus oxycedrus, Tetraclinis articulata and Viburnum tinus.
We are a plant nursery in the Algarve specialising in dry mediterranean species. We propagate and grow our own stock in conditions they are likely to endure when they are planted out.
We grow plants that are adapted to the dry land conditions in Portugal and southern Spain, both mediterranean perennials and succulents.
We choose plants that require very little water and maintenance. We produce a range of dry land plants that are typical of the worlds mediterranean regions. These are available to order ready for planting in the wetter months of the year. Please order the plants you need and we’ll have them ready at the best time for planting.
To ensure your new plants adapt and establish quickly, we produce them in special anti-spiral root pruning containers and a range of fibre pots (no plastic waste) with our own tried and tested growing media.
Viveiros Jardimseco
Tavira, Algarve
Please note we have no retail outlet or garden centre and are not open to the public. For more information you can contact us here.
Plantas adaptadas à seca - produzimos plantas adaptadas às condições de Portugal e Sul de Espanha, tanto espécies mediterrânicas como suculentas.
Oferecemos uma gama de espécies típicas das zonas climáticas mediterrânicas em todo o mundo.