Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica nana Salisb. sect. Evanthe |
Synonyms | Erica depressa Andrews |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves patent, imbricate, linear, glabrous, 4-8mm, flowers pedicellate, bracts lanceolate, sepals ovate, corolla tubular, glabrous, 20-22mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent 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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