Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica dianthifolia Salisb. sect. Lamprotis |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 338 (1802) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets glabrescent, leaves opposite, erect, linear, acuminate, 8-14mm, inflorescence terminal, flowers of 1-2, sepals whitish, 6mm, corolla ovoid-urceolate, 7-8mm |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | white, white-rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Erica biflora Link Ericoides dianthifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze Lamprotis bilflora G.Don Lamprotis dianthifolia G.Don |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |