Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica corydalis Salisb. sect. Cyatholoma |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 334 (1802) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1200m |
Description | leaves curvate, lanceolate to oblong, acute, thick, glabrous, nitid, 3-5mm, flowers at short branchlets, sepals ovate, acute, corolla subrotate |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | white |
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 corydalis (Salisb.) Kuntze Eurystegia corydalis (Salisb.) G.Don |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |