... the authors thank Tony Rebelo for the image of Erica amoena growing beside a pond, in habitat and dedicate this article to to Lil Erica, also known as Hlosi Olerato Amoena.   Erica amoena is an upright, subglabrous, branched shrub which ...

... author thanks Alice Notten for providing the images.   Erica lateralis has an upright to spreading habit and grows ... the soil until the ideal conditions allow for germination. Erica Erica lateralis prefers a soil with good drainage with an ...

... which is exserted, the stamens are hidden in the flower. Erica densifolia is a South African endemic, confined to the ... plays a main role in carrying out the pollination process. Erica Ericas prefer a soil with a good drainage and with a pH ... beds as soon as they are ± 100 mm tall. The genus name Erica is derived from the Greek word ereiko , which means ...

... September 2020 Images: Alice Notten, Kirstenbosch NBG. Erica tragulifera is a low-growing, evergreen shrub of about ... time is midwinter to late spring (July to November). Erica tragulifera is endemic to South Africa. The provincial ... the Renosterveld and Waboomveld, usually on lower slopes. Erica tragulifera is not a re-sprouter; this is a plant that ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2019 Erica grandiflora subsp. grandiflora is a robust, upright ... of the branches, in mid to late summer (January to March). Erica grandiflora subsp. grandiflora occurs on open, dry, ... transfer pollen from one flower to another while feeding. Erica grandiflora subsp. grandiflora does not have a ...

... Ncaphayi Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2018 Erica lutea is a slender, compact, branched shrublet, with an ... late summer to autumn and early winter (February to May). Erica lutea is confined to southern Africa, where it is found ... ( Capys alphaeus ) has also been observed visiting Erica lutea flowers for nectar. This butterfly breeds on ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2018 Erica glandulosa subsp . breviflora is a sturdy, ... autumn to spring (April-September), the same period as Erica glandulosa subsp. glandulosa . Erica glandulosa subsp . breviflora is extremely localized, ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2016   Erica glomiflora var. glomiflora forms an erect, ... until mid-summer, from April to December or January. Erica glomiflora var. glomiflora occurs over a wide area ... near Oudtshoorn and on the Kammanassie and Kouga. Erica glomiflora var. glomiflora grows in well-drained, ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...