Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica atricha Dulfer sect. Arsace |
Bibliography | Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 67: 84 (1964) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves erect, the basal patent, linear, acute, carinate, 2-4mm, flowers at short lateral branchlets of 3-4, sepals elliptic, corolla spherically urceolate, 3mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | |
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 carinata Klotzsch ex Benth. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |