| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica lachneifolia Salisb. sect. Eurystoma |
| Synonyms | Erica lachnaea Andrews |
| Erica pohlmannii G.Lodd. | |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | leaves crowded, imbricate, linear, obtuse, sulcate, tomentose-pubescent, 3-5mm, flowers pendent, sepals broadly lanceolate, ciliate, corolla urceolate-cylindrical, 6-7mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | ascending 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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