Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica sphaerocephala J.C.Wendl. ex Benth. sect. Pseuderemia |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 658 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
Altitude | 400-600m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves erect, densely imbricate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, acute, sulcate, ciliate, flowers in spherical heads, corolla urceolate, glabrous |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, 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 |
Synonyms | Erica oxysepala var. pubescens Guthrie & Bolus Ericoides sphaerocephalum (J.C.Wendl. ex Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |