Erica glauca var. elegans leaves

Erica glauca was named for its glaucous or grey-blue leaves covered in a grey bloom. The leaves of E. glauca var. elegans grow in whorls of three, ascending or slightly spreading, usually curving in at their pointed tips and hairless. The needle-like leaves are nearly cylindrical or narrow, those immediately below the flowers bigger and differently shaped (Manning and Helme, 2024; Baker and Oliver, 1967; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; iSpot).