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Erica walkeria

Erica walkeria
Common names: Swellendam heath, quality heath, Walker’s heath (Eng.); swellendamsheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... to Boepeotso Thandolwethu Prince and Hlosi Olerato Amoena. Erica walkeria is an upright shrub that grows about 300 to ... the corolla tube, the pore half the length of the cell. Erica walkeria blooms in the spring, from August to October. ... corolla tube. The type variety is smaller in all respects. Erica walkeria may be confused with Erica fastigiata or ...

05 / 12 / 2022 | Kamogelo Solomon Modimola | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica verticillata

Erica verticillata Belvedere in the Erica garden at Kirstenbosch
Common names: whorled heath, marsh heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2013     Erica verticillata is a handsome, strong growing, hardy ... in a less orderly manner. There are eight cultivars of Erica verticillata at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Each ... names and numbers by the international registrar of erica cultivar names, Dr Charles Nelson. See below for ...

04 / 02 / 2013 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica vernicosa

Erica vernicosa
Common names: varnished heath (Eng.), vernisteheid (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Festus Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2022 Erica vernicosa is a low growing, spreading, evergreen ... they will germinate when conditions become favourable. Erica Erica vernicosa grows well in soil with a pH ranging from ...

30 / 05 / 2022 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica ventricosa

Erica ventricosa
Common names: wax heath, washeide, porcelain heath, Franschhoek heath, Franschhoekheide
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2001 Erica ventricosa forms a well-branched erect shrub between ... also gives the false impression that they are sticky.  Erica ventricosa  grows on mountain slopes between 300 m and ... parts of the proboscis and carried to the next flower. Erica Erica ventricosa is easily cultivated, and is one of ...

19 / 11 / 2001 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica urna-viridis

Flowers of Erica urna-viridis: Photo: P Swart
Common names: green sticky heath (Eng.); groentaaiheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... may also be found at other times of the year.  This erica is endemic to the central Cape Peninsula and is often ... and appeared not to affect the rest of the plant. This erica regenerates from seed after fire and does not have the ability to resprout. Erica This species is relatively hardy and will tolerate a ...

27 / 05 / 2002 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica unicolor subsp. georgensis

Erica unicolor subsp. georgensis
Common names: George onecolour heath (Eng.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2020 Erica unicolor subsp. georgensis is an evergreen, ... with green or yellow tips. Sepals are about 11 mm long. Erica unicolor is closely related to other tubular Erica species in the southern Cape, such as E. versicolor , ...

07 / 12 / 2020 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica turgida

Flowers of Erica turgida
Common names: Kenilworth heath
Family: Ericaceae

... with fluctuating moisture levels from winter to summer. Erica turgida came from an area which experiences quite moist ... emergence of more permanent woody plants such as ericas. Erica turgida  is a re-seeder and therefore depends upon ... and allow new plants to re-colonize the habitat. Erica Erica turgida is easy to grow provided it is given the ...

01 / 12 / 2003 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica triflora

Erica triflora shrub
Common names: bearded tree heath, three-flower erica (Eng.); baardboomheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... 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 ...

18 / 10 / 2010 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica tragulifera

Erica tragulifera
Common names: Kamanassie white heath (Eng.); kamanassiewitheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... 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 ...

14 / 09 / 2020 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica taxifolia

Erica taxifolia foliage
Common names: yew-leaved heath
Family: Ericaceae

... 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 ...

14 / 02 / 2011 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica sparsa var. sparsa

Erica sparsa in flower
Common names: pink-smoke heath, ker-ker
Family: Ericaceae

... 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 ...

09 / 02 / 2015 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica sociorum

Bush of Erica sociorum in flower
Common names: Noordhoek cliff heath, partner heath, companion heath
Family: Ericaceae

... 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 ...

23 / 02 / 2015 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica sitiens

Erica sitiens, pink form in the Erica Living Collection, Kirstenbosch.
Common names: thirsty heath (Eng.) dors-heide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... November 2022 Acknowledgements: images by Alice Notten. Erica sitiens varies in growth form, it can be very low ... have horn-like appendages. Flowering is mainly in summer. Erica sitiens is a South African endemic and is found in the ... occurs, when conditions become favourable for them. Erica Erica sitiens grows well in soil with a pH ranging from ...

07 / 11 / 2022 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica shannonii

Erica shannonii
Common names: bottle heath, Countess of Shannon's erica (Eng.); bottelheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2011   Erica shannonii is an erect, rounded, woody shrub growing up ... arise from about the same point at the end of a branch. Erica shannonii is restricted to the lower slopes of the ... along the mountain range between Napier and Bredasdorp. Erica shannonii grows in sandstone fynbos in mountainous ...

28 / 11 / 2011 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica sessiliflora

Erica sessiliflora
Common names: green heath, white bottlebrush heath (Eng.); groenheide, groenbottelheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... 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 ...

28 / 09 / 2009 | Liezel Brand | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica scytophylla

Erica scytophylla, pink form. Photo Alice Notten
Common names: leather-leaf heath (Eng.); leerblaarheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... additional images by Alice Notten and SAplants. Erica scytophylla grows upright and reaches a height of up to ... soils in the region of Bredasdorp and Cape Infanta. Erica scytophylla is present also in a white form, with white ... such as at the right temperature and soil moisture level. Erica scytophylla is pollinated by insects, by moving from ...

29 / 08 / 2022 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica scabriuscula

Flowers with bee
Common names: none recorded
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2012 Erica scabriuscula is a large, erect shrub developing into a ... or sometimes pale pink, rounded to urn-shaped flowers. Erica scabriuscula occurs primarily from the eastern ... margins where it grows into a large bush 3-5 m tall. Erica scabriuscula prefers cooler, moister south-facing ...

17 / 12 / 2012 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica rhopalantha var. rhopalantha

Erica rhopalantha (Loretta Floors)
Common names: club-shaped erica (Eng.); maroenheide, pienkheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... his knowledge and experience in propagating and growing Erica rhopalantha . Erica rhopalantha is an erect shrublet, up to 300 mm high, ... the leaf surface area while exposed to the sun and wind. Erica Erica rhopalantha can be planted in a sunny spot in the ...

15 / 10 / 2018 | Karen Wall | Harold Porter NBG
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Erica retorta

Erica retorta
Common names: hair-leaf bottle heath, bottle heath (Eng.), bottelheide, flessieheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Harold Porter National Botanical Garden August 2022   Erica retorta is a slow-growing shrublet, 300–450 mm in ... dark pink. Flowering is in summer, from October to April. Erica retorta grows in well-drained, sandy, acidic soil. It ... killed by fire, but regenerates after a fire, from seed. Erica Erica retorta can be planted in sunny areas, in ...

01 / 08 / 2022 | Loretta Floors | Harold Porter NBG
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Erica regia subsp . regia

Erica regia: copyright Plantweb
Common names: Elim heath, bell heath, royal heath (Eng.); belletjieheide, elimsheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Hitchcock Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2008 Erica regia forms a small shrub up to ± 700 mm high. It has ... grows for about 10 years before becoming old and straggly. Erica regia grows on the windswept, sandy or gravelly coastal ... the western Bredasdorp area to near Elim and Vijoenshof. Erica regia subsp. regia grows on windswept coastal hills and ...

19 / 05 / 2008 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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