Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica diaphana Spreng sect. Callista |
Synonyms | Erica comosa L. |
Erica galiiflora Salisb. | |
Erica transparens P.J.Bergius | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1200m |
Description | branchlets lanate, glabrescent, leaves crowded, linear, carinate, ciliate or glabrous, 3mm long, flowers numerous and densely crowded, subsessile, corolla tubular, 5mm long |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white, dark red |
Bloom | late spring |
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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