Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica chlorosepala Benth. sect. Lamprotis |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 649 (1839) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1000-1100m |
Description | branchlets yellowish, leaves erect, imbricate, elliptic-oblong, acute, flat, coriaceous, sulcate, glabrous, flowers axillary, urceolate, 5mm, producing leafy raceme |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | golden-yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ericoides chlorosepalum (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |