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Erica scytophylla
This shrub produces white or pink flowers in spring and early summer, usually from September to December, and is ideal for container planting....
Erica scabriuscula
Erica scabriuscula is a most impressive, hardy erica that grows into a large bush covered with thousands of small white to pale pink flowers through...
Erica rhopalantha var. rhopalantha
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Erica retorta
Erica retorta is one of the sticky-flowered ericas that grows on the dry mountain slopes above the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, in Betty’s...
Erica regia subsp . regia
Erica regia is a very popular garden plant in South Africa and features in many of the older gardening books. It is quite easy to grow and has very...
Erica recurvata
Erica recurvata is a critically endangered species that was previously known only from a botanical painting published by Henry Charles Andrews between...
Erica quadrisulcata
A lovely fynbos shrub with bright golden-orange, curved, tubular flowers in showy heads at the tips of branches in mid-summer — ideal for a...
Erica quadrangularis
Erica quadrangularis is an easy-to-grow, graceful shrub, which turns white or pink during late winter, spring to early summer.when it gets covered in...
Erica psittacina
Erica psittacina, discovered by chance in 2002 during an orchid field trip, is the most restricted Erica species in KwaZulu-Natal province....
Erica plukenetii
Erica plukenetii is a common species that is found on mountain slopes throughout most of the Cape Floristic Region....
Erica peziza
A beautiful fynbos shrub that turns snowy white when it flowers in spring....
Erica perspicua
The Kogelberg Biosphere is well known for its plant diversity, with ericas being plentiful, amongst them Erica perspicua, one of the most well...
Erica patersonii
This is one of a number of erica species that are threatened by urban expansion and farming practices....
Erica oblongiflora
Erica oblongiflora gives a beautiful show of greenish-yellow flowers for an extended period from late summer into winter, which makes it ideal for companion...
Erica nevillei
The tubular, bright red flowers of Erica nevillei are breathtaking and the low-growing, sprawling habit of this Cape Peninsula endemic will fascinate...
Erica nana
As winter begins to loosen its grip in the Cape, spring is heralded by a magnificent profusion of sunshine yellow as Erica nana comes into flower....
Erica nabea
This medium sized shrub produces spikes of unusual, greenish flowers from late autumn until the end of winter....
Erica margaritacea
The delicate white flowers covering the bush of Erica margaritacea resemble tiny pearls. It only occurs at one locality in the wild, but is a very rewarding...
Erica mammosa
Erica mammosa is one of the few Erica species that has a spectacular range of flower colours, from white to pink, purple, orange and red....
Erica lutea
A small fynbos shrublet which has masses of shiny white to yellow flowers in late summer and autumn....