Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica leucantha Link sect. Orophanes |
Bibliography | Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 371 (1821) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
Altitude | 200-700m |
Description | branchlets virgate, leaves erect, imbricate, linear, obtuse, finely sulcate, 3-4mm, flowers in clusters, sepals ovate, acuminate, corolla cyathiform, ca. 3mm |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Erica leucanthera Andrews Erica luteoalba J.Forbes Ericoides luteoalbum (J.Forbes) Kuntze Lamprotis bedfordiana G.Don |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |