Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica trichoclada Guthrie & Bolus sect. Ceramia |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1100-1200m |
Description | viscid, branchlets hirsute, leaves patent, elliptic, acute, subglabrous, margins revolute, glandular-ciliate, flowers axillary, verticillate, corolla infundibuliform, glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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