| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica podophylla Benth. sect. Ephebus |
| Habitat | rocks and screes |
| Description | branchlets rigid, pubescent, leaves crowded, patent, long petiolate, broadly linear, thick, shiny, obtuse, 5-7mm, flowers terminal, solitary, corolla broadly urceolate, 4mm |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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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