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Erica nematophylla

Erica nematophylla is a fynbos heath from the Western Cape of South Africa, known from only two small populations near Riviersonderend and Riversdale. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, and it is threatened by invasive plants.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; fynbos heaths dislike wet feet and overwatering.
Soil
Well-drained, acidic, sandy or gritty mix low in phosphorus.
Temperature
Mild temperate conditions; tolerates light frost, protect below -5 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Erica nematophylla is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It occurs in two locations: Stormsvlei near Riviersonderend and Garcia Pass near Riversdale. Both populations are threatened by invasive plants.

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 nematophylla 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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