Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica senilis Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Chromostegia |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 617 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-1900m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves oblong-lanceolate, deeply sulcate, adaxially flat, glabrous, finely pilose, 2-3mm, flowers in heads 1cm broad, corolla subglobular, 3mm long |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | white |
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 | Ericoides senilis (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |