Rock Garden Plants
Erica diaphana Spreng sect. Callista 
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesErica diaphana Spreng sect. Callista
SynonymsErica comosa L.
 Erica galiiflora Salisb.
 Erica transparens P.J.Bergius
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude600-1200m
Descriptionbranchlets lanate, glabrescent, leaves crowded, linear, carinate, ciliate or glabrous, 3mm long, flowers numerous and densely crowded, subsessile, corolla tubular, 5mm long
Size20-40cm
Colorwhite, dark red
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Erica diaphana Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 178 (1825)

Synonyms:
Syringoides diaphana (Spreng.) G.Don

Callista comosa (L.) D.Don
Erica comosa L.
Erica galiiflora Salisb.
Erica transparens P.J.Bergius
Ericoides comosum (L.) Kuntze
Ericoides transparens (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze

w. Cape Prov.
27 CPP

600-1200m

Version 9.0
(c) 1990-2021 RNDr. Pavel Slabý