Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica mira Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Leptodendron |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 680 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets reddish, white pubescent, leaves erect, linear-oblong, obtuse, sulcate, glabrous, pale, to 4mm, flowers of 3, sepals linear, glabrous, corolla tubular, 5mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
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 mirum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |