Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica leptopus Benth. sect. Arsace |
Synonyms | Erica patula E.Mey. ex Benth. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1700m |
Description | branchlets subglabrous, leaves erect, linear, sulcate, glabrous, 2-4mm, umbels 4-6-flowered, sepals subulate, acute, thick, corolla broadly cyathiform, ca. 2mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
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 (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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