| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica argentea Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Eurystoma |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 7: 686 (1839) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | branchlets flexuous, leaves erect, imbricate, oblong or elliptic, acute, thick, adaxially flat, glabrous, 2mm, sepals lanceolate, acute, rigid, corolla obconical, 3mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ericoides argenteum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |