Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica scytophylla Guthrie & Bolus sect. Gypsocallis |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 4(1): 162 (1905) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 50-100m |
Description | glabrous, leaves erect, curvate, imbricate, elliptic to narrowly oblong, sulcate, thick, coriaceous, rigid, 4-6mm, flowers solitary, axillary, pedicellate, campanulate |
Size | 20-90cm |
Color | rose |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |