| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica spumosa L. sect. Amphodea |
| Bibliography | Pl. Rar. Afr.: 11 (1760) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 500-1200m |
| Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves not crowded, linear, obtuse, sulcate, thick, 2-3mm, heads spherical, sepals rose, corolla narrowly ovoid, 3-4mm, lobes lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erica scariosa J.P.Bergius Erica turbinata Andrews Ericoides spumosum (L.) Kuntze Lamprotis loddigesii G.Don Lamprotis spumosa (L.) G.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |