Erica erigena, the Irish heath,[1] is a European species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.

It is a compact evergreen shrub growing to 75 centimetres (30 inches), with somewhat brittle foliage and deep pink honey-scented flowers in winter and spring.

[2][3] The leaves are 4-whorled, measuring 5–8 millimetres (1⁄4–3⁄8 in) in length and turning dark green at maturity.

Its appearance in the far west of Ireland, separated from the main Mediterranean populations, suggests a garden escape.

Like others of its kind, it is a calcifuge, preferring an open sunny site with well-drained acid soil.