| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica carnea L. |
| Synonyms | Erica herbacea L. |
| Erica mediterranea L. | |
| Erica saxatilis Salisb. | |
| Habitat | thickets and heaths |
| Description | young branchlets subglabrous, leaves 5-8mm in whorls of 4, linear, patent, acute, minutely denticulate, flowers in short leafy racemes, corolla 5-6mm long, cylindrical |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | variable |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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