Botanical name

Erica massonii var. minor

Family

Ericaceae

Common Name

Houwhoekheide, Masson's Heath
Erica massonii var. minor
Erica massonii var. minor
Erica massonii var. minor
Erica massonii var. minor
Erica massonii var. minor
Erica massonii var. minor

Description

Shrublet up to 80cm. Leaves are hairy and densely packed, giving a silky look to the stem; striking flower heads with extremely sticky, glossy, tubular corollas, vivid red shading into bright green at swollen tips.

After: Francis Masson (1741-1805), Scottish gardener, plant collector for Kew Gardens; he discovered more than 1 700 species on his travels in South Africa.

Habitat

Rocky mountain slopes

Flower Date

November to April