Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica curtophylla Guthrie & Bolus sect. Chlorocodon |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
Description | branchlets puberulent, leaves erect, curvate, oblong, obtuse, adaxially flat, convex, thick, rigid, glabrous, inflorescence compact pseudo-raceme, corolla campanulate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | open 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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