Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica longipes Bartl. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 7: 643 (1832) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves of 3, linear, erect, obtuse, subterete, flowers axillary, long pedicellate, corolla hemisphaerically campanulate, anthers exserted |
Size | 40-70cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 | Erica coarctata var. longipes (Bartl.) Bolus Ericoides longipes (Bartl.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |