Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica spumosa L. sect. Amphodea |
Synonyms | Erica scariosa J.P.Bergius |
Erica turbinata Andrews | |
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 | shrub |
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 |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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