Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica multiflexuosa E.G.H.Oliv. sect. Pyronium |
Bibliography | Bothalia 23: 4 (1993) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, appresed, shortly petiolate, linear, acute, on margins scabrous, 2mm, flowers solitary or 2-6 in umbel, sepals linear, corolla campanulate, 3mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose |
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 | Blaeria flexuosa Benth. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |