Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica glutinosa P.J.Bergius sect. Myra |
Bibliography | Descr. Pl. Cap.: 98 (1767) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-1400m |
Description | branchlets viscid, leaves patent, curvate, linear, obtuse, sulcate, pubescent, glandular-ciliate, 4-6mm, umbels many flowered, terminal, corolla urceolate, 8-10mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Andromeda droseroides L. Ceramia teucriifolia G.Don Erica adenophora Spreng. Erica droseroides (L.) Lam. Erica teucriifolia Spreng. Ericoides adenophorum (Spreng.) Kuntze Ericoides glutinosum (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze Ericoides teucriifolium (Spreng.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |