Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica longipedunculata G.Lodd. sect. Ceramia |
Bibliography | Bot. Cab. 2: t. 103 (1818) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1200-1700m |
Description | branchlets glandular-pubescent, glabrescent, leaves imbricate, linear, narrow, thick, sulcate, pubescent, flowers very long pedicellate, corolla ovoid, 6-7mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Erica dumosa Salisb. Erica longipedicellata Hoffmanns. Ericoides dumosum (Salisb.) Kuntze Gypsocallis dumosa (Salisb.) G.Don Gypsocallis longipedunculata (G.Lodd.) G.Don |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |