Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica diosmifolia Salisb. sect. Elytrostegia |
Synonyms | Erica serrulata J.Forbes |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1100m |
Description | branchlets rigid, tomentose, leaves densely imbricate, broadly linear-triquetrous, sulcate, rigid, glabrous, shiny, ciliate, 4-6mm, flowers terminal, calyculate, 3-4mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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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