Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica albospicata Hilliard & B.L.Burtt sect. Apoecus |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42: 240 (1985) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 2000-2700m |
Description | leaves 4-9mm, sharply acute, of 3-4 in dense fascicles, flowers crowded in leaf axils, producing spike, corolla lobes 5mm long, calyx white, glandular |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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) |