Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica savilea Andrews sect. Ceramus |
Synonyms | Erica delecta Tausch |
Erica savileana Sweet | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves linear, acute, glabrous, long softly ciliate, 2-6mm long, umbels 3-4-flowered, pedicels pubescent, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, corolla urceolate |
Size | 15-90cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained 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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