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Erica patersonia

Erica patersonia
Photo: Andrew Massyn, Public domain

Erica patersonia is a small shrub of the heath family native to the fynbos of the Cape, South Africa. It is grown mainly as a garden or pot plant in mild climates, where it needs sharp drainage and an acidic, low-nutrient soil.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Acidic, sandy, well-drained soil or a lime-free ericaceous mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect below about 0 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Erica patersonia is a species of Erica heath native to the fynbos region of South Africa.

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 patersonia 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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