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Erica lageniformis is a heath species from South Africa's fynbos, known only from mountains near Onrus in the Western Cape. It is a rare, threatened plant and is rarely grown in gardens, so care advice is limited.
Erica lageniformis is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The plant is a species endemic to the mountains at Onrus. There is only one population of 250 plants and the habitat is threatened by invasive plants such as the hakea and pinus species.
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 lageniformis 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.
