| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica deflexa Sinclair sect. Hermes |
| Bibliography | Hort. Eric. Woburn.: 8 (1825) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | branchlets tomentose-pubescent, leaves linear, obtuse, thick, adaxially convex, deeply sulcate, ciliate, nitid, flowers of 1, inflorescence axillary, corolla cyathiform |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Ericoides deflexum (Sinclair) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |