I care about Heather, oddly (5)

I believe the answer is:

erica

(Other definitions for erica that I've seen before include "Plant genus of garden heather" , "Girl - heather" , "hardy shrub" , "Heathland shrub; girl's name" , "Woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the Irish Times (Simplex).

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