Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica celsiana (G.Don) G.Lodd. ex Regel sect. Cyatholoma |
Bibliography | Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues König. Preuss. Staaten 16: 284 (1842) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | glabrous, leaves in whorls of 3, linear, erect, 4-6mm, flowers terminal, pedicellate, bracts lanceolate, acute, bright yellow, corolla infundibuliform, 5mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale red |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Synonyms | Callista celsiana G.Don Erica thunbergii var. celsiana (G.Don) Benth. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |