Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica physophylla Benth. sect. Ceramia |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 682 (1839) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | branchlets reddish, leaves crowded, ovate, seemingly ventricose, glabrous, long white adpressed ciliate, flowers terminal, pedicellate, broadly calyculate, glabrous, 3mm |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Ericoides physophyllum (Benth.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |