Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica greyi Guthrie & Bolus sect. Pseuderemia |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. (W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.) 4(1): 231 (1905) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1200-1800m |
Description | branchlets sparsely leafy, leaves of 3, erect, narrowly oblong, obtuse, sulcate, thick, pilose, 9mm long, flowers pedicellate, corolla urceolate, 4mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |