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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Erica mammosa flower.jpg
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]<ref name = TPL>{{cite web
| url= http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2793782
| title= Erica mammosa | publisher= The Plant List |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>
▲|genus = ''[[Erica]]''
▲|species = '''''E. mammosa'''''
|binomial = ''Erica mammosa''▼
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'''''Erica mammosa''''',
It is a shrub, growing to {{convert|2.5|m|ft|abbr=off|frac=2}} tall and broad, that produces masses of flowers in a range of colours from light-pink to orange to bright red.
The species name ''mammosa'' means "with breasts" and refers to the udder-like tubular shape of the flowers.<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book |last=Harrison |first=Lorraine |title=RHS Latin for Gardeners |year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-1845337315 }}</ref>
This plant is found as an ornamental garden subject.<ref>http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm</ref>
In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] it has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/23556/i-Erica-mammosa-i/Details
| access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 36 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society
| access-date = 16 February 2018}}</ref> Like many heathers it is a [[calcifuge]], meaning that it must be grown in an acidic soil. It requires a sunny, sheltered spot with sharp drainage. It tolerates low temperatures down to {{convert| 0|C|F|abbr=on}}, but will not stand freezing.<ref name = RHSPF />
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==References==
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Erica mammosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Erica |
Species: | E. mammosa
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Binomial name | |
Erica mammosa |
Erica mammosa, the nine-pin heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, that is naturally restricted to the southwestern corner of the Western Cape, South Africa.
It is a shrub, growing to 2.5 metres (8 feet) tall and broad, that produces masses of flowers in a range of colours from light-pink to orange to bright red.
The species name mammosa means "with breasts" and refers to the udder-like tubular shape of the flowers.[2]
This plant is found as an ornamental garden subject.[3] In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5] Like many heathers it is a calcifuge, meaning that it must be grown in an acidic soil. It requires a sunny, sheltered spot with sharp drainage. It tolerates low temperatures down to 0 °C (32 °F), but will not stand freezing.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Erica mammosa". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
- ^ http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm
- ^ a b "RHS Plantfinder - Erica mammosa". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 16 February 2018.