Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica accommodata Klotzsch ex Benth. sect. Elytrostegia |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 620 (1839) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-1400m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves linear or linear-oblong, obtuse, sulcate, glabrous, minutely ciliate, viscid, 2-4mm long, in clusters, corolla urceolate, 2-3mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 accommodata var. ebracteata Bolus Ericoides accommodatum (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |