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Erica cygnea
Also called Swan Heath
Erica cygnea, Rooiels Heath or Swan Heath, is a rare fynbos shrub from the heath family, endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It is a specialist of the fynbos and is best grown in a cool, well-drained, acidic setting.
Erica cygnea is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs on Platberg in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve. The area of occurrence is 10 km² which confirms the plan's status as rare.
Erica abbottii · Honeysuckle heath · Summer heath · Erica albens · Erica alfredii · Cold Heath · Foxtail Erica · Erica amicorum · Erica amoena · Erica ampullacea · Erica andevalensis · Eyelash Heath
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erica cygnea 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.
