Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica pulchelliflora E.G.H.Oliv. |
Synonyms | Syndesmanthus pulchellus N.E.Br. |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves imbricate, erect, subcurvate, 1mm, broadly ovate, acute, thick, adaxially flat, glabrous, shiny, flowers 1mm long, sessile, in terminal heads |
Size | 9-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, 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 (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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