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Erica alfredii is a heath (Erica) species from the fynbos of South Africa's Western Cape, known only from a single small population in the Riviersonderend Mountains. It is a rare wild plant rather than a common garden subject, so cultivation advice is limited.
Erica alfredii is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs at Pilaarkop, Riviersonderend Mountains. There is one population of less than 1 000 plants and their habitat is threatened by invasive plants.
Erica abbottii · Honeysuckle heath · Summer heath · Erica albens · Cold Heath · Foxtail Erica · Erica amicorum · Erica amoena · Erica ampullacea · Erica andevalensis · Eyelash Heath · Cliff-hanger heath
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erica alfredii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
