Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica sagittata Klotzsch ex Benth. |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves loosely imbricate, linear to lanceolate oblong, acute, abaxially concave, glabrous, green, flowers axillary, verticillate, producing lax cluster |
Size | 10-90cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
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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