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Erica peziza
... sandstone. The flowers are probably pollinated by insects. Erica Grow Erica peziza in soil that is well drained, with an acidic pH ... to overfertilize. Prune lightly to encourage branching. Erica peziza can be propagated from cuttings and seed. Sow ...
Vaccinium exul
... (Ericaceae) is represented by only two indigenous genera: Erica which is extremely speciose, containing ± 770 species, ...
Erica baueri subsp. gouriquae
... KIrstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2015 Erica baueri subsp. gouriquae differs from its sister ... and taller shrub, between 1.5 and 2.5 m high, whereas, Erica baueri subsp. baueri is sparsely branched and grows ... Its leaves are green, longer, spreading or erect, unlike Erica baueri subsp. baueri which has grey-green, short, ...
Leucospermum calligerum
... a spectacular display. Good companion plants include Erica abietina , Thamnochortus bachmannii and Leucadendron ...
Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. meridiana
... bolusii , Serruria adscendens , Elegia stipularis and Erica gysbertii . They occur as isolated patches of a few ... bolusii, Serruria adscendens, Elegia stipularis, Erica gysbertii or E. pluckenetii . Plant D. thymelaeoides ...
Erica cameronii
... Hitchcock Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden June 2015 Erica cameronii is a prostrate, woody shrub, typically ... in clusters of three and appear from November to January. Erica cameronii occurs high on the rugged Hex River Mountains ... to tide the vegetation through the long dry seasons. Erica cameronii is a rocky species in rocky scree fire ...
Gasteria barbae
... latifolia . Other non-succulent associated plants include, Erica speciosa and Polygala myrtifolia and species of Phylica ...
Erica sociorum
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2015 Erica sociorum grows as a closely branched shrublet, draped ... up to 1 m in diameter. The leaves are relatively large for Erica , strong and closely arranged on the stems. The flowers ... creamy yellow, claw-like and appear to clasp the corolla. Erica sociorum flowers in February and March. Erica sociorum ...
Erica sparsa var. sparsa
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2015 Erica sparsa is an erect shrub about 1 m tall. It has many ... seen at the mouth. There are two varieties recognized: Erica sparsa Lodd. var. sparsa and E. sparsa var. ... and a stigma that is distinctly pin-headed (capitate). Erica sparsa occurs on the coastal flats and lower slopes ...
Erica diaphana
... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2015 Erica diaphana is as an erect shrub, up to 1.8 m tall, with ... corolla tube as a dark ring towards the tip. Erica diaphana flowers in mid- to late summer (December to March). Erica diaphana is endemic to South Africa. It grows on flats ...
Erica annectens
... every time he looks at a flower.’ ~Alan C. Kay. Erica annectens is an erect to spreading, perennial, dwarf ... in mid-summer, from December to February. In the field Erica annectens may be confused with E. quadrisulcata (orange ... smaller, differently set and shaped anthers. The genus Erica contains a total of 860 species and these may be found ...
Leucospermum prostratum
... it out. Good companion plants include Aulax umbellata , Erica haematocodon , Elegia equisetacea and Liparia splendens ...
Serruria fasciflora
... include Leucadendron salignum , Thamnochortus cinereus and Erica baueri . The genus name Serruria was given after Dr ...
Erica croceovirens
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2014 Erica croceovirens is a scraggy shrub growing up to 1.5m tall ... gland-tipped hairs are found on the stems and leaves. Erica croceovirens has a limited distribution being confined ... fynbos, and is particularly prevalent on rocky slopes. Erica croceovirens is unusual because it can be either a ...
Aloidendron pillansii
... pillansii , Huernia pillansii , Stapelia pillansii and Erica nevillei. Aloidendron pillansii is arguably the ...
Erica recurvata
... Wilman Millennium Seed Bank Partnership February 2014 Erica recurvata is a small shrub growing of 0.3-0.6m in ideal ... slightly sticky and appear in the winter months. Erica recurvata was (re)discovered in the Napier Mountains in ... and research is still underway for this species. Although Erica recurvata occurs within the Fynbos Biome, a naturally ...
Erica quadrisulcata
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2014 Erica quadrisulcata is an upright to sprawling shrub, ... are known to have seasons where few flowers are produced. Erica quadrisulcata could be confused with Erica nevillei , the red rock-heath, but they can be ...
Elegia aggregata
... contrast against a planting with small leaved ericas e.g. Erica verticillata and Erica sessiliflora . Leucadendron spissifolium and Phylica ...
Erica halicacaba
... its habitat usually keep the plants stunted or compact. Erica halicacaba is endemic to the Cape Peninsula (Western ... the rocks by the persistent south-east winds. Flowers of Erica halicacaba are adapted for pollination by ... birds. It can be deduced, therefore, that the nectar of Erica halicacaba and Saltera sarcocolla are an important ...
Leucadendron floridum
... species: Osmitopsis asteriscoides , Mimetes hirtus , Erica verticillata , Elegia nuda and Zantedeschia aethiopica ...