Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica junonia Bolus sect. Euryloma |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 32: 234 (1894) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-1900m |
Description | glabrous, leaves imbricate, linear, 4-6mm, umbels 3-6-flowered, bracts remote, linear, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, red, corolla with long tube, 2-4cm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | bright red |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |