Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica tubercularis Salisb. sect. Euryloma |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 330 (1802) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
Description | glabrous, branchlets thin, leaves imbricate, patent, linear-oblong, acute, glabrous, thick, serrulate, flowers 2-3, sepals lanceolate, corolla ovoid, ca. 4mm long |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Eremia tubercularis (Salisb.) Benth. Erica inclyta Sol. ex Salisb. Erica notabilis J.C.Wendl. ex Spreng. Euryloma notabilis (J.C.Wendl. ex Spreng.) G.Don |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |