Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica trichophylla Benth. sect. Orophanes |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 679 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets rusty red, leaves erect, apically imbricate, linear, very narrow, pubescent, glabrescent, ca. 2mm, flowers in cluster, sepals ciliate, corolla cyathiform |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white |
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 | Ericoides trichophyllum (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |