Ericaceous
This refers to plants, such as heather, pieris, rhododendron, camellia and vaccinium, which all like acid soil. These plants are also known as lime-hating or calcifuge plants.
ericaceous
Refers to plants of the family Ericaceae that require an acid soil, generally with a pH of 6 or less.
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Ericaceous
Plants that are lime hating and require acid soils with a pH of 6.5 or lower. See Calcifuge.
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ericaceous
any plant in the family Ericadeae, including heathers, azaleas and rhododendrons.
espalier
a series of fruit trees trained on a framework of lines and stakes to form a hedge.
ERICACEOUS: Plants of the Heath Family, a large important group of shrubs and small trees.
Ericaceous species are found in many upland and wetland habitats. Soil acidity, rather than moisture level, seems to be the determining factor for their presence in the landscape.
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Azaleas bought as house plants for Christmas or Easter may be pot-bound now, so water well then repot them into slightly larger pots, using an ericaceous compost.
epiphyte A plant growing non-parasitically upon another. ericaceous Belong to the family Ericaceae, which includes rhododendrons, heathers, mountain laurel, blueberries, etc. evergreen Bearing green foliage throughout the year.
 See also: Plant, Soil, Acid, Water, Shrub
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