| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica vanheurckii Müll.Arg. |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-1800m |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves erect, sometimes imbricate, linear-elliptic, acute, sulcate, thick, glabrous, 2-3mm, flowers in umbels, sepals glabrous, corolla urceolate, 3-4mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | red |
| 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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