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Hi, I got this heather from my neighbor, she is not a plant fan and want taking care of it.
But I never had a heather before, googled about it and found pictures that look so green and colorful, different from mine.
Is it dying? It feels crispy on the flowers and the branches break easily if you try to.
There is a close picture of the stems, should I trim it?
Oh, she got that from trader's joe and I live in California.

It doesn't look like dying to me. Are you giving it enough sunlight?

Yes, they are outside, I'm watering every two days. I just didn't know because I have never seen this plant before, lol.
Thank you!