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Elegia cuspidata
... species with similar growing requirements. For example Erica patersonii, Mimetes cucullatus , Mimetes hirtus , Erica margaritacea , Witsenia maura , Zantedeschia ...
Erica haematocodon
... Dabush Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2011 Erica haematocodon is a low-growing, semi-sprawling, woody ... 300 mm. Flowering in midsummer, from December to February, Erica haematocodon's deep red bell-shaped flowers are 3 mm ... also has a large flattened stigma and is purplish pink. Erica haematocodon is endemic to the Cape Peninsula, growing ...
Erica coccinea subsp. coccinea
... at Kirstenbosch, for sharing his experience in growing Erica coccinea. Erica coccinea subsp. coccinea is a rigid, stoutly branched, ... resprout after a fire, whereas others don't. In the field, Erica coccinea is most often confused with E. plukenetii , ...
Erica fairii
... Dabush Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2011 Erica fairii is a low-growing, erect, straggling shrub ... average height of 60 cm. Flowering from December to June, Erica fairii's yellowish green elongated urn-shaped flowers ... appearance. E. fairii has no close relatives. The genus Erica contains a total of 860 species and these may be found ...
Erica taxifolia
... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2011 Erica taxifolia is a well-branched, upright shrub growing to ... is easily confused with the larger-flowered forms of Erica coriifolia, but they can be told apart by their foliage and calyces: the leaves of Erica taxifolia are long and spreading while those of Erica ...
Erica nevillei
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2010 Erica nevillei is a low-growing, semi-sprawling, woody shrub ... an average height of 40 mm. Flowering from January to May, Erica nevillei's bright red tubular flowers are 20-24 mm ... occur in dense whorls round the branches in groups of 4-6. Erica nevillei is often confused with Erica quadrisulcata but ...
Osmitopsis asteriscoides
... Wachendorfia thyrsiflora (golden scepter), Erica perspicua (Prince of Wales heath), the restios ...
Erica triflora
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2010 Erica triflora is a sturdy, erect shrub and may under ... have smaller flowers, which may be tinged with pink. Erica triflora is limited to the northern section of the Cape ... slopes in well drained and seasonally moist sandy soils. Erica triflora occurs on the upper slopes of the mountains of ...
Leucadendron rubrum
... flowering fynbos shrubs such as Leucospermum tottum , Erica baccans , Agathosma ovata and Euryops pectinatus ...
Erica curviflora
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2010 Erica curviflora is an erect, woody shrub growing up to 1.6 m ... yellow and orange to dark red. There is a lovely variety, Erica curviflora var. diffusa, from the Akkedisberg, in the ... the year depending upon locality and the age of the plant. Erica curviflora is widely distributed from the mountains ...
Serruria rosea
... Thamnochortus cinereus , Syncarpha argyropsis , Erica baueri subsp. gouriquae and Adenandra uniflora ...
Erica glauca var. glauca
... Hitchcock Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2010 Erica glauca is an erect, woody shrub growing up to at least ... leaves that are found on the upper half of the branches. Erica glauca var. glauca is restricted to the upper, middle ... lower mountain slopes in the Ceres and Clanwilliam areas. Erica glauca grows in sandstone fynbos in mountainous areas ...
Protea stokoei
... such as Protea speciosa, Mimetes cucullatus , Erica fastigiata and Leucadendron gandogeri. In 1735 ...
Erica nana
Kirstenbosch NBG Julia Dabush Kirstenbosch NBG May 2010 Erica nana is a low-growing, sprawling, woody shrub attaining ... in a ring around the stem), 4-8 mm long, erect and linear. Erica nana is highly floriferous, the flowers often ... Anthers have awns (appendages at the base of the anther). Erica nana grows naturally at high altitudes on the rocks and ...
Erica psittacina
... Wildflowers (CREW) Programme: KZN node May 2010 Erica psittacina is a large, woody, bushy, erect, ... to brown. It is a very distinct species among the 32 Erica species that occur in KwaZulu-Natal. Erica psittacina is closely related to Erica algida in that ...
Erica baccans
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2010 Erica baccans is an erect, woody, densely branched, ... help to give each flower a box-like appearance. This Erica is covered with masses of pink flowers from September ... producing spectacular displays on mountain slopes. Erica baccans is endemic to the Cape Peninsula where it grows ...
Leucospermum praecox
... salignum , Euryops annae , Aloe arborescens , and Erica cerinthoides . Leucospermum praecox will grow in most ...
Erica sessiliflora
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2009 Erica sessiliflora is an erect, woody, densely branched, ... but in one form they are a striking dark red. No other Erica shares this characteristic, it is unique to E. sessiliflora. Erica sessiliflora has a wide distribution range. It occurs ...
Erica abietina subsp. constantiana
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2009 Erica abietina subsp. constantiana is an erect shrub, up to ... produced in winter and spring (from June to September). Erica abietina subsp. constantiana is endemic to the Cape ... , but the two subspecies do not appear to hybridize. Erica abietina subsp. constantiana is found in Peninsula ...
Erica formosa
... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2009 Erica formosa is a compact, much-branched, bushy shrublet, up ... splashes of white on hillsides from July to November. Erica formosa is found along the coastal flats and lower, ... where the soil is well drained, but slightly clayey. Erica formosa grows on damp, south-facing hills or mountain ...