Daboecia
| Daboecia | |
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| Daboecia cantabrica | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ericoideae |
| Tribe: | Ericeae |
| Genus: | Daboecia D.Don |
Daboecia/dæˈbiːʃiə/,[1]orSt. Dabeoc's heath,is a smallgenusofflowering plantsin thefamilyEricaceae,containing twoevergreenshrubs,closely related to the genusErica.They arenativeto cliffs andheathlandin southernAtlantic Europeand theAzores.[2]
Description
[edit]They produce urn-shaped flowers in shades of white, pink and red.Daboeciadiffer from EuropeanEricaspeciesin having a substantially largercorolla.The leaves are always alternate inDaboecia,never whorled. The generic name comes from the Irish SaintDabheog.
Distribution
[edit]Daboeciahas an oceanic distribution in western Europe, including western Ireland, western France, northwestern Spain, northwestern mainland Portugal and theCentral Groupof the Azores.[3]LikeEricaandCallunaspecies,Daboeciaarecalcifuges,but will tolerate neutral soils and avoid peat.
Species
[edit]- Daboecia azoricaTutin&E. F. Warb.
- Daboecia cantabrica(Huds.)K. Koch(Irish heath)[4]
Some botanists regardD. azoricaas asubspeciesofD. cantabrica,which would render the genus monospecific.
Cultivation
[edit]The two species have been extensively cultivated andhybridisedto produce a number of popular garden plants.Cultivarsinclude selections from the hybrid between the two species, which is namedDaboecia×scotica.
The following cultivars have gained theRoyal Horticultural Society'sAward of Garden Merit(confirmed 2017):[5]
- D. cantabrica'Waley's Red'[6]
- D. cantabricasubsp.scotica'Silverwells'[7]
- D. cantabricasubsp.scotica'William Hicks'[8]
References
[edit]- ^Sunset Western Garden Book,1995:606–607
- ^"Daboecia cantabrica (Huds.) C. Koch".Catalogue of Life.Retrieved24 March2021.
- ^RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants.United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136.ISBN978-1405332965.
- ^"Irish heath".Merriam-Webster.Retrieved6 February2018.
- ^"AGM Plants - Ornamental"(PDF).Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 16.Retrieved24 January2018.
- ^"RHS Plantfinder -D. cantabrica'Waley's Red'".Retrieved6 February2018.
- ^"RHS Plantfinder -D. cantabricasubsp.scotica'Silverwells'".Retrieved6 February2018.
- ^"RHS Plantfinder -D. cantabricasubsp.scotica'William Hicks'".Retrieved6 February2018.
- Oliver, E. G. H. (2000). Systematics of Ericeae.Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium19.
- Nelson, E. C. (1984). Dabeoc – a saint and his heather.Yearbook of the Heather Society1984: 41–46.
- Nelson, E. C. (2000). A history, mainly nomenclatural, of St Dabeoc's heath.Watsonia23: 47–58.
External links
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Media related toDaboeciaat Wikimedia Commons- Heather Society
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