Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica shannonea Andrews sect. Euryloma |
Bibliography | Col. Engr. Heaths 4: 273 (1810) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, leaves curvate, linear, 3-gonous, acute, ciliate, 10-15mm, flowers in umbels, sepals linear-lanceolate, acute, thick, corolla tubular, ventricose, 25-30mm |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
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 dianthiflora Tausch Erica obesa Tausch Erica shannoneana Spreng. Ericoides shannoneanum (Andrews) Kuntze Euryloma shannoneana (Andrews) G.Don |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |