Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica physophylla Benth. sect. Ceramia |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | branchlets reddish, leaves crowded, ovate, seemingly ventricose, glabrous, long white adpressed ciliate, flowers terminal, pedicellate, broadly calyculate, glabrous, 3mm |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
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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