Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica saxicola Guthrie & Bolus sect. Eurystoma |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 295 (1905) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | stems white pubescent, leaves patent, oblong, acute, thick, carnose, glabrous, 2mm long, flowers crowded, terminal, corolla broadly calyculate, ca. 3mm long |
Size | 8-15cm |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |