Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica multumbellifera P.J.Bergius sect. Pachysa |
Bibliography | Descr. Pl. Cap.: 110 (1767) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets subglabrous, leaves linear, very narrow, glabrous, 5-6mm, flowers terminal in umbels, sepals carinate, glabrous, reddish, corolla subspherical, glabrous |
Size | 20-35cm |
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 bullularis Salisb. Erica granulata L. Erica pilularis P.J.Bergius Erica ramentacea L. Ericoides ramentaceum (L.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |