Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica marlothii Bolus sect. Ceramia |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 32: 237 (1894) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
Altitude | 1500-1600m |
Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves patent, dense, ovate, pubescent, sparsely ciliate, 2mm, flowers terminal, solitary, sepals broadly ovate, viscid, lanate, corolla urceolate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |