Eriocephalus ericoides is the most widely distributed species of Eriocephalus and is subdivided into two subspecies, E. ericoides subsp. ericoides and E. ericoides subsp. griquensis. The former thrives in the stony clay and sandy flats from Namibia to the Free State and the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape. The latter is restricted to the Northern Cape, stretching from the Orange/Gariep River to near the Botswana border.

Eriocephalus eximius is restricted to high mountainous areas along the Southern Great Escarpment.

Erica verticillata ‘African Phoenix' ( Kirstenbosch no. 536/1984, registered cultivar E. 2012-05)
This specimen comes from Protea Park in Pretoria. It is a tall, erect species growing to an average height of 1.8 m, but old specimens may reach up to 2.5 m tall. The flowers are medium pink, tubular (18 mm long) and arranged in whorls on strong, erect branches.

Erica verticillata ‘Adonis' (Kirstenbosch no. 273/12, registered cultivar E. 2012-06) This is the dark pink-flowered plant discovered behind the Braille Trail at Kirstenbosch by senior foreman, Adonis Adonis in 1990, and named in honour of him. It is a medium-sized shrub, smaller and bushier than ‘African Phoenix', growing to an average height of 1.40–1.60 m, but old specimens may reach up to 2.0 m tall. The flowers are dark pink, tubular (20 mm long) and arranged in whorls on the strong, erect main branches. The side branches are shorter and the leaves appear more crowded than with the other cultivars. This gives this form an overall thicker, heavier, bushier appearance.

Erica verticillata ‘Tresco Abbey' (Kirstenbosch no. 543/2006, registered cultivar E. 2012-08)
This specimen comes from Tresco Abbey Garden on the Isles of Scilly. It is a smaller rounded form growing to an average height of 0.60 m by 0.5 m wide. The flowers are smaller, arranged in whorls, but fewer than the other forms, medium pink and tubular. ‘Tresco Abbey' is noticeably different from all the other Erica verticillata forms as there are no conspicuous flower-bearing stems, flowers are smaller, the side branching is elongated, erect, reaching almost up to the apex of the shrub.

Erica verticillata ‘Harry Wood' (Kirstenbosch no. 657/2006, registered cultivar E. 2012-10)
This specimen originates from the erica collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew who received seed from the late Mr. Harry Wood, Curator of the Fernkloof Nature Reserve in Hermanus, in 1961. It is a medium-sized, erect form growing to an average height of between 1.0–1.20 m by 0.6 m wide. The flowers are light pink, tubular (20 mm long) and arranged in whorls on strong, erect main branches.