Erica versicolor Andrews

Species

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Characteristics

Variable, erect shrub, 0.6-2.0 m high; branches flexuous. Leaves 3(4)-nate, 5.25-6.30 mm long, linear to narrowly elliptic, acute, glabrous, margins ciliolate or naked. Flowers 3-nate, erect or spreading. Calyx sepals 6.3-8.4 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate, keel-tipped, scarious, glabrous. Corolla 23.1-50.4 mm long, tubular and equal, glabrous, dry, viscidulous, costate or smooth, red below, greenish yellow near tip; lobes short. Filaments ± dilated and ovate at base, gradually contracted and tapering upwards; anthers included or subexserted, linear with a sharp projecting point in front of base, muticous, 2.10-3.15 mm long. Ovary glabrous, rarely hirsutulous. Flowering time all year.
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Erect or sprawling shrub to over 2 m. Flowers large, tubular, pink with paler tips to red with green tips.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Erica versicolor world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329863-1
WFO ID wfo-0000673557
COL ID 6GMTR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Erica costata Erica refulgens Erica versicolor Ericoides versicolor Syringodea costata Syringodea refulgens Syringodea versicolor Erica ovata Erica versicolor var. ciliata Erica versicolor var. longiflora Erica versicolor var. monticola Erica versicolor var. versicolor