Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica trichoclada Guthrie & Bolus sect. Ceramia |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 147 (1905) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1100-1200m |
Description | viscid, branchlets hirsute, leaves patent, elliptic, acute, subglabrous, margins revolute, glandular-ciliate, flowers axillary, verticillate, corolla infundibuliform, glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
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 (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |