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Erica latifolia

Erica latifolia is a fynbos heath from the Western Cape of South Africa, a species of the large Erica genus. It is grown in gardens where its acidic, well-drained, sunny conditions can be matched, and it needs dry summers and good drainage to thrive.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then sparingly; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Acidic, sandy, well-drained soil or ericaceous mix.
Temperature
Mild Mediterranean-type climate; tolerates light frost; protect below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Erica latifolia is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape.

Other Erica plants

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 latifolia 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.

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