Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica latifolia Andrews sect. Ceramia |
Synonyms | Erica crassifolia Klotzsch ex Benth. |
Erica suaveolens G.Lodd. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets flexuous, pubescent, leaves broadly ovate, acute, margins revolute, adaxially densely hirsute, abaxially pale, to 12mm, flowers of 3, axillary, corolla globular, 3-4mm |
Size | 20-35cm |
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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