Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica sicula Guss. |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | pubescent, leaves 6-9mm, usually verticillate of 4, margins revolute, flowers urceolate, 7-8mm long, with patent, rose sepals, in umbels of 4-10 |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | erect shrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Libya ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
sicula bocquetii (Pesmen) E.C.Nelson, Hardy Heathers 299 (2011)
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