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Erica nevillei
Also called Rock Heath
Erica nevillei, the red rock-heath, is a fynbos shrub from the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, related to the many heaths grown in gardens. Grow it in full sun with very free-draining, acidic soil and little water once established.
Erica nevillei, the red rock-heath, 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 the Cape Peninsula at Noordhoek Peak, Chapmans Peak, Constantiaberg and Kalk Bay Mountains. It sprouts and is stimulated by veld fires, the habitat is safe due to the high incidence of fires on Table Mountain.
Erica abbottii · Honeysuckle heath · Summer heath · Erica albens · Erica alfredii · Cold Heath · Foxtail Erica · Erica amicorum · Erica amoena · Erica ampullacea · Erica andevalensis · Eyelash Heath
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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.
