Petitely Pistillated. Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, Spike Heath, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Hortus has a brand-new swampy patch that's beholden to bog plants among which carnivorous ones and also a nice variety of tiny heathers. Here's flowering Spike Heath. Note the tiny pistils and also the pretty prink-red.
I understand botanists don't agree on the precise name of this plant; sometimes 'Bruckenthalia' is replaced by 'Erica'. The name is for Samuel von Brukenthal (1721-1803), governor of Transylvania.
Petitely Pistillated. Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, Spike Heath, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Hortus has a brand-new swampy patch that's beholden to bog plants among which carnivorous ones and also a nice variety of tiny heathers. Here's flowering Spike Heath. Note the tiny pistils and also the pretty prink-red.
I understand botanists don't agree on the precise name of this plant; sometimes 'Bruckenthalia' is replaced by 'Erica'. The name is for Samuel von Brukenthal (1721-1803), governor of Transylvania.