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Erica hirtiflora
Erica hirtiflora is a beautiful shrub with masses of purple-pink flowers in summer and autumn; it adds an elegant touch to the garden....
Eumorphia prostrata
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Erica inordinata
Erica inordinata is a lovely species that is not well known because it occurs at a rather high altitude on the insular Kammanassie Mountain Range...
Erica jasminiflora
Erica jasminiflora forms an erect spindly shrub growing up to 600 mm high. ...
Erica leucotrachela
Erica leucotrachela is one of many Erica species that grow high up on the mountain peaks of the Kogelberg Mountains....
Erica lowryensis
Like so many jewels of the fynbos, one has to be prepared to walk and climb to view this pretty erica which grows on the mountain ranges of the Kogelberg...
Erica mammosa
Erica mammosa is one of the few Erica species that has a spectacular range of flower colours, from white to pink, purple, orange and red....
Erica margaritacea
The delicate white flowers covering the bush of Erica margaritacea resemble tiny pearls. It only occurs at one locality in the wild, but is a very rewarding...
Erica nana
As winter begins to loosen its grip in the Cape, spring is heralded by a magnificent profusion of sunshine yellow as Erica nana comes into flower....
Erica nevillei
The tubular, bright red flowers of Erica nevillei are breathtaking and the low-growing, sprawling habit of this Cape Peninsula endemic will fascinate...
Erica perspicua
The Kogelberg Biosphere is well known for its plant diversity, with ericas being plentiful, amongst them Erica perspicua, one of the most well...
Erica plukenetii
Erica plukenetii is a common species that is found on mountain slopes throughout most of the Cape Floristic Region....
Erica psittacina
Erica psittacina, discovered by chance in 2002 during an orchid field trip, is the most restricted Erica species in KwaZulu-Natal province....
Erica quadrangularis
Erica quadrangularis is an easy-to-grow, graceful shrub, which turns white or pink during late winter, spring to early summer.when it gets covered in...
Erica quadrisulcata
A lovely fynbos shrub with bright golden-orange, curved, tubular flowers in showy heads at the tips of branches in mid-summer — ideal for a...
Erica recurvata
Erica recurvata is a critically endangered species that was previously known only from a botanical painting published by Henry Charles Andrews between...
Erica regia subsp . regia
Erica regia is a very popular garden plant in South Africa and features in many of the older gardening books. It is quite easy to grow and has very...
Erica scabriuscula
Erica scabriuscula is a most impressive, hardy erica that grows into a large bush covered with thousands of small white to pale pink flowers through...
Erica sessiliflora
Erica sessiliflora has intriguing, pale yellowish green, tube-shaped flowers in showy heads and is a rewarding and decorative garden plant....
Erica shannonii
Erica shannonii is one of the most spectacular ericas with its long porcelain-white flowers arranged in clusters at the ends of its branches....