| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica banksia Andrews sect. Didymanthera |
| Bibliography | Col. Engr. Heaths 1: t. 5 (1797) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-1100m |
| Description | branchlets grey pubescent, leaves patent, imbricate, broadly linear, acute, thick, pallid, subshiny, flowers pendent, sepals acuminate, corolla 14-20mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | rose, white, yellowish |
| 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 | Ectasis banksia (Andrews) D.Don Ectasis furfurosa G.Don Ectasis monadelpha (Curtis) G.Don Erica banksiana Paxton Erica fragilis Salisb. Erica furfurosa Salisb. Erica monadelpha Curtis Erica pilifera Thunb. Ericoides banksia (Andrews) Kuntze Ericoides monadelphum (Andrews) Kuntze Ericoides piliferum (Thunb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |