| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica capensis T.M.Salter sect. Orophanes |
| Bibliography | J. S. African Bot. 1: 34 (1935 ) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets reddish, sulcate, leaves erect, imbricate, narrowly linear, acute, 6-8mm, flowers in clusters, bracts linear, sepals linear, corolla broadly calyculate |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |