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Erica (practically meaningless; probably not from ereiko, to break, as commonly stated). Ericaceae. Heath. This is the genus that the gardener usually means by "heath." The heath or heather of English literature and history belongs to the closely allied genus Calluna. The next most important group of cultivated "heaths is Epacris, which, however, belongs to a different family.
 
Erica (practically meaningless; probably not from ereiko, to break, as commonly stated). Ericaceae. Heath. This is the genus that the gardener usually means by "heath." The heath or heather of English literature and history belongs to the closely allied genus Calluna. The next most important group of cultivated "heaths is Epacris, which, however, belongs to a different family.
  
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The following are mostly kinds that have been grown successfully in small quantities in this country but appear not to be advertised in American trade catalogues. H=hard-wooded; the rest are soft-wooded. 8. Afr., unless stated. Aside from these, E. scoparia, Linn., of S. Eu.. is sometimes listed: 2-3 ft., glabrous: lvs. in 3's: 3s. greenish, in 1-sided racemes: calyx-lobes about half the length of the subglobose corolla. E. capensis also appears, but it is apparently only a catalogue name.
 
The following are mostly kinds that have been grown successfully in small quantities in this country but appear not to be advertised in American trade catalogues. H=hard-wooded; the rest are soft-wooded. 8. Afr., unless stated. Aside from these, E. scoparia, Linn., of S. Eu.. is sometimes listed: 2-3 ft., glabrous: lvs. in 3's: 3s. greenish, in 1-sided racemes: calyx-lobes about half the length of the subglobose corolla. E. capensis also appears, but it is apparently only a catalogue name.
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E. ampullacea, Curt. Lvs. ciliate, mucronate: bracts colored; fls. mostly in 4's; corolla ventricose, very stinky, typically white, lined with red; limb spreading, white. Var. rubra is the only form cult. B.M. 303. L.B.C. 6:508. H.— E. arborea var. alpina, W. I. Beau. An alpine variety, grown only at Kew. It is a stiff erect bush with tiny white fls. in plume-like clusters. Gn. 75, p. 384.—E. aristata, Andr. Readily distinguished by the long bristle which ends the lvs.: lvs. recurved: fls. in 4's; sepals keeled with red; corolla sticky, 1 in. long, ventricose, but with not so long and narrow a neck as in E. ampullacea. B.M. 1249. L.B.C. 1:73. H.—E. barbata, Andr. Bristly and glandular-pubescent: lvs. in 4's: corolla urn-shaped, villous; ovary villous. L.B.C. 2:124.—E. Bowieana, Lodd. Lvs. in 4's to 6's; infl. axillary; corolla tubular, lightly inflated; limb erect or scarcely open. L.B.C. 9:842.— E. Burnettii, Hort. Hybrid. F.S. 8:845.—E. Cavendishiana. Hort. (E. Cavendishii, Hort.). Hybrid of E. depressaxE. Patersonii. Lvs. in 4's, margins revolute: fls. in 2's to 4's; corolla tubular; stamens included; anthers awned. P.M. 13:3. G.C. 1845, p. 435; 11.18:213; 20:597. F.S. 2:142. A.F. 12:1143. Gng. 5:331. C.L.A. 7:180. G. 6:489; 10:243.— E. conspicua, Soland., is a species with club-shaped, villous fls. and villous lvs. in 4's. Var. splendens, Klotzsch, with the lvs. and sepals shining green and pubescent corollas, includes E. elata, Andr. L.B.C. 18:1788. — E. cylindrica, Andr. and Hort. Important hybrid of unknown parentage, cult. since 1800. Lvs. in 4's: fls. nearly sessile; corolla 1 in. long, brilliant rosy red, with a faint circle of dull blue about two- thirds of the way from the base; anthers awned, included; ovary glabrous. L.B.C. 18:1734. R.H. 1859, p. 42.—Fls. very showy and unusually long. The oldest E. cylindrica. That of Wendland is a yellow-fld, species unknown to cult.—E. Devoniana, Hort. Hybrid. Fls. rich purple. H. — E. elata, Andr.= E. conspicua var. splendens. — E. Irbyana, Andr. Allied to E. ampullacea, but with corolla narrower at the base and tapering with perfect regularity to just below the limb, where it has a prominent red bulge. It is also distinctly lined with red, and the sepals are green, although the bracts are colored, as in E. ampullacea. L.B.C. 9:816. H. —E. nigrescens is presumably E. melanthera (H. D. Darlington). —E. pallida. A confused name. The oldest plant of this name is Salisbury's, which has an urn-shaped corolla, fls. often in 3's, pubescent and hirsute branches and lvs. in 3's. L.B.C. 1:72 (as E. pura). E. pallida of the trade is probably the tubular-fld. hybrid of Loddiges in L.B.C. 14:1355, which has axillary and terminal fls.. and lvs. in 4's to 6's.—E. persplcua, Wendl., has a tubular or slightly club-shaped corolla, lvs. in 4's, pubescent or rough-hairy, and fls. in 1's to 3's, but the plant in the trade is probably E. perspicuoides, Forbes, a hybrid, with longer and woollier hairs, fls. somewhat in umbels, nearly 1 in. long. Only var. erecta is grown here.—E. Syndriana is grown by Louis Dupuy.— E. translucent, Andr. Perhaps the first of all the garden hybrids between E. tubiflora and E ventricosa. Lvs. rigid, with or without long, soft, red hairs: fls. in umbel-like heads; bracts remote; corolla rosy, 8-9 lines long; tube narrowly ventricose, pubescent limb abort, spreading; ovary sessile. Andr. Heaths, 295. Bentham considers this a synonym of E. spuria, Andr. Heaths. 60. Schultheis says "it is the finest erica grown; a poor propagator but good grower. Takes 3 months to root."—E. tricolor is perhaps the most confused name in the genus, and apparently one of the important kinds abroad, where it has many varieties and synonyms. In the trade it seems to stand for a handsome heath, with lvs. in 4's, distinctly ciliate and terminated by a bristle: fls. in umbels of 8-10, 1 in. long, a little too inflated at the base for the typical tubular form, rosy at the base, then white, then green, and then suddenly constricted into a short neck; pedicels red and exceptionally long. This description is from L.B.C. 12:1105 (as E. eximia), one of the earliest pictures of these charming hybrids which Bentham refers to the hybrid E. aristella, Forbes.—E. Wilmorei, Knowles & Westc. (E. Wilmoreana and Vilmoreana, Hort.). Hybrid: corolla tubular, bulged below the lobes, slightly velvety-hairy: fls. in 1's to 3's, rosy, tipped white. R.H. 1892, p. 202. A.F. 4:251. G.C. III. 19:201. A.G. 21:869. Var. glauca, Carr., has nearly glaucous foliage. Var. calyculata, Carr., has a large additional calyx. R.H. 1892, p. 203. Wilhelm Miller. N. Taylor.
 
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''[[Erica arborea]]''<br />
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''[[Erica caffra]]''<br />
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''[[Erica carnea]]''<br />
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''[[Erica ciliaris]]''<br />
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''[[Erica cinerea]]''<br />
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''[[Erica erigena]]''<br />
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''[[Erica lusitanica]]''<br>
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''[[Erica mackaiana]]''<br />
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''[[Erica scoparia]]''<br />
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''[[Erica tetralix]]''<br />
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E. ampullacea, Curt. Lvs. ciliate, mucronate: bracts colored; fls. mostly in 4's; corolla ventricose, very stinky, typically white, lined with red; limb spreading, white. Var. rubra is the only form cult. B.M. 303. L.B.C. 6:508. H.— E. arborea var. alpina, W. I. Beau. An alpine variety, grown only at Kew. It is a stiff erect bush with tiny white fls. in plume-like clusters. Gn. 75, p. 384.—E. aristata, Andr. Readily distinguished by the long bristle which ends the lvs.: lvs. recurved: fls. in 4's; sepals keeled with red; corolla sticky, 1 in. long, ventricose, but with not so long and narrow a neck as in E. ampullacea. B.M. 1249. L.B.C. 1:73. H.—E. barbata, Andr. Bristly and glandular-pubescent: lvs. in 4's: corolla urn-shaped, villous; ovary villous. L.B.C. 2:124.—E. Bowieana, Lodd. Lvs. in 4's to 6's; infl. axillary; corolla tubular, lightly inflated; limb erect or scarcely open. L.B.C. 9:842.— E. Burnettii, Hort. Hybrid. F.S. 8:845.—E. Cavendishiana. Hort. (E. Cavendishii, Hort.). Hybrid of E. depressaxE. Patersonii. Lvs. in 4's, margins revolute: fls. in 2's to 4's; corolla tubular; stamens included; anthers awned. P.M. 13:3. G.C. 1845, p. 435; 11.18:213; 20:597. F.S. 2:142. A.F. 12:1143. Gng. 5:331. C.L.A. 7:180. G. 6:489; 10:243.— E. conspicua, Soland., is a species with club-shaped, villous fls. and villous lvs. in 4's. Var. splendens, Klotzsch, with the lvs. and sepals shining green and pubescent corollas, includes E. elata, Andr. L.B.C. 18:1788. — E. cylindrica, Andr. and Hort. Important hybrid of unknown parentage, cult. since 1800. Lvs. in 4's: fls. nearly sessile; corolla 1 in. long, brilliant rosy red, with a faint circle of dull blue about two- thirds of the way from the base; anthers awned, included; ovary glabrous. L.B.C. 18:1734. R.H. 1859, p. 42.—Fls. very showy and unusually long. The oldest E. cylindrica. That of Wendland is a yellow-fld, species unknown to cult.—E. Devoniana, Hort. Hybrid. Fls. rich purple. H. — E. elata, Andr.= E. conspicua var. splendens. — E. Irbyana, Andr. Allied to E. ampullacea, but with corolla narrower at the base and tapering with perfect regularity to just below the limb, where it has a prominent red bulge. It is also distinctly lined with red, and the sepals are green, although the bracts are colored, as in E. ampullacea. L.B.C. 9:816. H. —E. nigrescens is presumably E. melanthera (H. D. Darlington). —E. pallida. A confused name. The oldest plant of this name is Salisbury's, which has an urn-shaped corolla, fls. often in 3's, pubescent and hirsute branches and lvs. in 3's. L.B.C. 1:72 (as E. pura). E. pallida of the trade is probably the tubular-fld. hybrid of Loddiges in L.B.C. 14:1355, which has axillary and terminal fls.. and lvs. in 4's to 6's.—E. persplcua, Wendl., has a tubular or slightly club-shaped corolla, lvs. in 4's, pubescent or rough-hairy, and fls. in 1's to 3's, but the plant in the trade is probably E. perspicuoides, Forbes, a hybrid, with longer and woollier hairs, fls. somewhat in umbels, nearly 1 in. long. Only var. erecta is grown here.—E. Syndriana is grown by Louis Dupuy.— E. translucent, Andr. Perhaps the first of all the garden hybrids between E. tubiflora and E ventricosa. Lvs. rigid, with or without long, soft, red hairs: fls. in umbel-like heads; bracts remote; corolla rosy, 8-9 lines long; tube narrowly ventricose, pubescent limb abort, spreading; ovary sessile. Andr. Heaths, 295. Bentham considers this a synonym of E. spuria, Andr. Heaths. 60. Schultheis says "it is the finest erica grown; a poor propagator but good grower. Takes 3 months to root."—E. tricolor is perhaps the most confused name in the genus, and apparently one of the important kinds abroad, where it has many varieties and synonyms. In the trade it seems to stand for a handsome heath, with lvs. in 4's, distinctly ciliate and terminated by a bristle: fls. in umbels of 8-10, 1 in. long, a little too inflated at the base for the typical tubular form, rosy at the base, then white, then green, and then suddenly constricted into a short neck; pedicels red and exceptionally long. This description is from L.B.C. 12:1105 (as E. eximia), one of the earliest pictures of these charming hybrids which Bentham refers to the hybrid E. aristella, Forbes.—E. Wilmorei, Knowles & Westc. (E. Wilmoreana and Vilmoreana, Hort.). Hybrid: corolla tubular, bulged below the lobes, slightly velvety-hairy: fls. in 1's to 3's, rosy, tipped white. R.H. 1892, p. 202. A.F. 4:251. G.C. III. 19:201. A.G. 21:869. Var. glauca, Carr., has nearly glaucous foliage. Var. calyculata, Carr., has a large additional calyx. R.H. 1892, p. 203. Wilhelm Miller. N. Taylor.
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File:Erica abietina .JPG|'''''[[Erica abietina]]'''''
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File:Erica_arborescens.JPG|'''''[[Erica arborescens]]'''''
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File:Erica australis a.JPG|'''''[[Erica australis]]'''''
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File:Erica baccans flower.JPG|'''''[[Erica baccans]]'''''
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File:Erica baueri subsp. baueri.JPG|'''''[[Erica baueri]]'''''<br>ssp. ''baueri''
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File:Erica baueri subs gouriquae flowers.JPG|'''''[[Erica baueri]]'''''<br>ssp. ''gouriquae''
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File:Erica blenna var. grandiflora.JPG|'''''[[Erica blenna]]'''''<br>var. ''grandiflora''
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File:Erica bolusiae var bolusiae.jpg|'''''[[Erica bolusiae]]'''''
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File:Erica bucciniiformis0.jpg|'''''[[Erica bucciniiformis]]'''''
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File:Erica calycina fol and flower.JPG|'''''[[Erica calycina]]'''''
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File:Erica canaliculata2.jpg|'''''[[Erica canaliculata]]'''''
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File:Erica capensis bush.JPG|'''''[[Erica capensis]]
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File:Erica herbacea0.jpg|'''''[[Erica carnea]]'''''
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File:Erica cerinthoides flower.JPG|'''''[[Erica cerinthoides]]'''''
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File:Erica Chrysocodon.JPG|'''''[[Erica chrysocodon]]'''''
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File:Erica cinera0.jpg|'''''[[Erica cinerea]]'''''<br>{{tysp1}}
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File:Erica ciliaris.jpg|'''''[[Erica ciliaris]]'''''
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File:Erica coccineaia Table Mountain Feb 09 (1).JPG|'''''[[Erica coccinea]]'''''
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File:Erica curviflora flower.JPG|'''''[[Erica curviflora]]'''''
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File:Erica ferrea flower.JPG|'''''[[Erica ferrea]]'''''
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File:Erica formosa.JPG|'''''[[Erica formosa]]'''''
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File:Erica galioides flowers 1 closer.JPG|'''''[[Erica galioides]]'''''
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File:Erica glandulosa flowers 1.jpg|'''''[[Erica glandulosa]]'''''
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File:Erica glomiflora flower.JPG|'''''[[Erica glomiflora]]'''''
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File:Erica glutinosa (1).JPG|'''''[[Erica glutinosa]]'''''
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File:Erica georgica.JPG|'''''[[Erica georgica]]'''''
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File:Erica haematocodon.JPG|'''''[[Erica haematocodon]]'''''
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File:Erica herbacea L 01HD.jpg|'''''[[Erica herbacea]]'''''
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File:Erica hirtiflora.jpg|'''''[[Erica hirtiflora]]'''''
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File:Erica imbricata .JPG|'''''[[Erica imbricata]]'''''
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File:Erica insolitanthera.jpg|'''''[[Erica insolitanthera]]'''''
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File:Erica leucantha flower detail.JPG|'''''[[Erica leucantha]]'''''
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File:Erica mammosa flower.jpg|'''''[[Erica mammosa]]'''''
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File:Erica margaritacea.JPG|'''''[[Erica margaritacea]]'''''
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File:Erica mauritanica flowers.jpg|'''''[[Erica mauritanica]]'''''
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File:Erica melanthera flower.JPG|'''''[[Erica melanthera]]'''''
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File:Erica mollis showing enlarged, flattened stigma.JPG|'''''[[Erica mollis]]
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File:Erica multiflora.jpg|'''''[[Erica multiflora]]'''''
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File:Erica multumbellifera.JPG|'''''[[Erica multumbellifera]]'''''
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File:Erica nana.JPG|'''''[[Erica nana]]'''''
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File:Erica patersonia0.jpg|'''''[[Erica patersonia]]'''''
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File:Erica perspicua flower 2.JPG|'''''[[Erica perspicua]]'''''
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File:Erica plukenetii 2.jpg|'''''[[Erica plukenetii]]'''''
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File:Erica quadrangularis - baby heath.JPG|'''''[[Erica quadrangularis]]'''''
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File:Erica regia.JPG|'''''[[Erica regia]]'''''
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File:Erica reunionensis.JPG|'''''[[Erica reunionensis]]'''''
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File:Erica scabriuscula Loddiges 1821 Kirstenbosch (2).jpg|'''''[[Erica scabriuscula]]'''''
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File:Erica sessilifloraTable Mountain near HH dam (2).JPG|'''''[[Erica sessiliflora]]'''''
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File:Erica shannonii flower.JPG|'''''[[Erica shannonii]]'''''
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File:Erica sparsa.jpg|'''''[[Erica sparsa]]'''''
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File:Erica teneus flowers.JPG|'''''[[Erica teneus]]'''''
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File:EricatetBlüte3.jpg|'''''[[Erica tetralix]]'''''
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File:Erica terminalis0.jpg|'''''[[Erica terminalis]]'''''
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File:Erica tristis.JPG|'''''[[Erica tristis]]'''''
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File:Erica turgida.JPG|'''''[[Erica turgida]]'''''
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File:Erica urna-viridis.JPG|'''''[[Erica urna-viridis]]'''''
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File:Erica vagans0.jpg|'''''[[Erica vagans]]'''''
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File:Erica-vagans.JPG|'''''[[Erica vagans]]'''''<br>pink
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File:Erica ventricosa.JPG|'''''[[Erica ventricosa]]'''''
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File:Erica viridescens flower.jpg|'''''[[Erica viridescens]]'''''
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File:Erica versicolor 2.jpg|'''''[[Erica versicolor]]'''''
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File:Erica verticillata deep pink.JPG|'''''[[Erica verticillata]]'''''
 
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Erica glomiflora


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Species

Over 700 species, includingwp:
Erica arborea
Erica caffra
Erica carnea
Erica ciliaris
Erica cinerea
Erica erigena
Erica lusitanica
Erica mackaiana
Erica scoparia
Erica tetralix
Erica vagans


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