Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica obtusata Klotzsch ex Benth. sect.Desmia |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1500m |
Description | branchlets scabrously glandular, leaves linear or subterete, obtuse, thick, sulcate, nitid, 6-10mm, flowers of 3-6 in short umbels, sepals lanceolate, corolla globular, 3mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white, pale 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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