With over 100 species of Erica in the Klein River Mountains, you would be hard-pressed to call a winner amongst…

With over 800 species of Erica in the Cape, it is not surprising that inventiveness is needed in describing the…

In colder climates, heath gardens are often created to provide winter colour, but in South Africa most heathers flower in…

Erica corifolia is commonly known as the Dark-tip Heath. This is a reference to the pink flowers, which quickly fade…

There are many pretty species of Erica but only one truly bears the name: Erica pulchella. (“Pulchella” is the Latin…

The Prince of Wales Heath, Erica perspicua is a well-known and beautiful heather of the Kogelberg. It gets its name…