Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica blandfordia Andrews sect. Orophanes |
Bibliography | Col. Engr. Heaths 3: t. 153 (1809) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-700m |
Description | leaves patent, narrowly linear, acute, carinate, glabrous, 4mm long, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals shortly acuminate, corolla broadly urceolate, 7-9mm long |
Size | 20-90cm |
Color | yellow |
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 |
Synonyms | Erica blandfordiana W.T.Aiton Ericoides blandfordianum (W.T.Aiton) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |