Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica stenantha Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Polycodon |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 685 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 900-1500m |
Description | branchlets lanate, leaves crowded, rigid, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, flat, sulcate, glabrous, ciliate, shiny, 2mm long, flowers numerous, terminal, corolla broadly conical, 2-3mm |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | rose, bright red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ericoides stenanthum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |