Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica filiformis Salisb. sect. Ceramia |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 345 (1802) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-600m |
Description | branchlets minutely pubescent, linear, subterete, hirsute or glabrescent, at apex with tuft of white hairs, flowers 3-6 in cluster, corolla urceolate, viscid, glabrous, 3mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose |
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 | Ectasis filiformis (Salisb.) G.Don Erica connivens Klotzsch ex Benth. Erica divergens J.C.Wendl. ex Benth. Erica flavida Klotzsch ex Benth. Erica humilis Benth. Ericoides benthamianum Kuntze Ericoides filiforme (Salisb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |