Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica canescens J.C.Wendl. sect. Ephebus |
Synonyms | Erica villosiuscula G.Lodd. |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves linear, finely sulcate, scabrously hirsute, 3-4mm, flowers solitary, sepals ovate to hirsute, corolla campanulate, hirsute |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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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