Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica curvistyla (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. |
Bibliography | Contr. Bolus Herb. 19: 291 (2000) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets minutely pubescent, leaves 2mm, linear-oblong, acute, mucronate, ciliate, flowers in terminal clusters, at short lateral branchlets, corolla campanulate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink-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 |
Synonyms | Eremia curvistyla (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. Eremiopsis curvistyla N.E.Br. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |