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Dark Beauty' is an outstanding, compact heather, with dark green foliage and spikes of semi-double deep cerise flowers deepening to ruby-red, from August to October. Useful for banks and slopes, city/courtyard gardens, coastal, cottage/informal Garden, flower borders and beds, ground cover, patio/containers or rock garden. Position: Grow in well-drained acidic, lime free soil in full sun. Mix moist moss peat with existing soil before planting deeply, then firm in lightly. Water well for first Spring and Summer after planting. Flowering time: August to October. Mature Height/Spread: 25cm (10in) x 35cm (14in). Plant care: Water as necessary, particularly in dry weather conditions. Trim to base of flower spikes after flowering or in early Spring as unpruned plants will grow more open-branched and can become untidy in appearance.