Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica umbelliflora Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Pachysa |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 659 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | branchlets grey pubescent, leaves oblong, obtuse, glabrous, nitid, thick, coriaceous, 2-3mm, flowers in few flowered umbels, sepals broadly ovate, ciliate, corolla subglobular |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose |
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 |
Synonyms | Erica media Klotzsch ex Benth. Ericoides medium (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze Ericoides umbelliflorum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |