Erica glandulosa (100 seeds)

Erica glandulosa (Ericaceae) It is one of the hardiest and most dependable of the Cape heather’s in mild temperate and Mediterranean gardens. The flowers are attractive, curved and tubular, between 18 and 26 mm long. They are shiny and semi-translucent, normally pink to orange. Sowing: Seeds should be sown in late summer or autumn. Germination is greatly enhanced by the application of smoke which mimics the conditions in nature. Seed is sown onto a well-drained, slightly acidic growing medium consisting of a combination of river sand and well decomposed pine bark in roughly equal proportions. Seed germinates in about six weeks. Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: July 2023