Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica nana Salisb. sect. Evanthe |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 355 (1802) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves patent, imbricate, linear, glabrous, 4-8mm, flowers pedicellate, bracts lanceolate, sepals ovate, corolla tubular, glabrous, 20-22mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
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 | Erica depressa Andrews Ericoides nanum (Salisb.) Kuntze Syringodea nana G.Don |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |