wandering heath

order: ericales

family: ericaceae

genus: erica

species: vagans

cultivar: 'Princess'

Autumn 2012.

In this post, I'd like to dedicate this wandering heath to my recently deceased Princess aka Kogo, a Tancho Sanshoku Nishikigoi. This is a much loved fish among all my other fish and she's always been very photogenic. Now I'm going to miss the beautiful black clouds against her snow white skin, the tiny red crown on her head and her handsome blue eye rings. I used to bring this plant to the pond so the fish can admire it. Now each time that I care for this plant, I'll always remember you, my dear little Princess.



Update:

Late August 2013. Profusion of flower as usual.

My princess has grown a lot more than I expected. Potting up is compulsory next spring, unless I choose to plant it in the ground.