Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica involucrata Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Chromostegia |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7(2: 617 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1900m |
Description | branchlets scabrously hirsute, leaves broadly linear to lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, sulcate, adaxially glabrous, ciliate, 4-6mm, heads 4-flowered, corolla urceolate, 3-4mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
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 | Ericoides involucratum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |