Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica salax Salisb. sect. Arsace |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves patent, lanceolate, acute, sulcate, nitid, serrulate, glabrous, 2-3mm, flowers of 3, sepals ovate, acute, corolla broadly cyathiform, 2mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | |
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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