Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica fimbriata Andrews sect. Trigemma |
Bibliography | Col. Engr. Heaths, ed. 2. 2: t. 63 (1845) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1200m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves imbricate, elliptic or oblong, obtuse, sulcate, thick, glabrous, glandular ciliate, 2mm long, flowers campanulate-calyculate, 4mm long |
Size | 15-70cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | late spring, 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 fimbriatum (Andrews) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |