Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica oxycoccifolia Salisb. sect. Ceramia |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 324 (1802) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | branchlets numerous, leaves patent, crowded, elliptic to orbiculate, obtuse, flat, ciliate, subglabrous, flowers axillary, pedicellate, conically calyculate, puberulent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Ceramia oxycoccifolia (Salisb.) G.Don Ericoides oxycoccifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |