| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica rubens Thunb. sect. Orophanes |
| Bibliography | Erica: 49 (1785) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | glabrous, branchlets numerous, leaves imbricate, linear or narrowly oblong, acute, sulcate, 4mm, flowers terminal, of 3 or in umbels, corolla urceolate-globular, 5-7mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | bright red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erica lasiandra Klotzsch ex Benth. Erica nutans G.Don Erica pendula G.Lodd. Ericoides rubens (Thunb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |