Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica micrandra Guthrie & Bolus sect. Leptodendron |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. (W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 189 (1905) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-600m |
Description | leaves erect, linear-terete, not crowded, obtuse, adaxially flat, finely sulcate, 3-4mm, flowers of 3, sepals linear, acute, corolla broadly cyathiform, ca. 5mm across |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |