Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica condensata Benth. sect. Leptodendron |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 681 (1839) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets erect, minutely pubescent, leaves erect, crowded, linear, obtuse, sulcate, glabrous, ca. 4mm, flowers of 3, sepals broadly ovate, acute, corolla campanulate, 4mm |
Size | 25-40cm |
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 | Ericoides condensatum (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |