Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica savilea Andrews sect. Ceramus |
Bibliography | Col. Engr. Heaths, ed. 2, 5: t. 238 (1845) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves linear, acute, glabrous, long softly ciliate, 2-6mm long, umbels 3-4-flowered, pedicels pubescent, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, corolla urceolate |
Size | 15-90cm |
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 | Erica delecta Tausch Erica savileana Sweet Erica savileia Andrews Erica savilliae G.Lodd. Erica tristis Klotzsch Ericoides savileanum (Sweet) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |