Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica zeyheri A.Spreng sect. Euryloma |
Bibliography | Tent. Suppl.: 12 (1825) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves curvate, patent, linear, acute, glandular-ciliate, thick, 5-7mm, flowers 4-6 in umbel, sepals oblong, sulcate, viscid, corolla glabrous, urceolate, 8mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple pink |
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 | Erica curvifolia var. zeyheri (A.Spreng.) Bolus Ericoides zeyheri (A.Spreng.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |