Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica physantha Benth. sect. Geissostegia |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 619 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets flexuous, subglabrous, leaves oblong, obtuse, thick, glabrous, 3-4mm, flowers of 1-2, pedicellate, sepals broadly ovate, ciliate, glabrous, corolla globular, glabrous |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
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 physanthum (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |