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|species = '''''E. mammosa''''' |
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|binomial = ''Erica mammosa'' |
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'''''Erica mammosa''''' (the '''nine-pin heath''') is a species of |
'''''Erica mammosa''''' (the '''nine-pin heath''') is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] Ericaceae, that was naturally restricted to the south-western corner of the [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]]. |
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It produces masses of flowers in a range of colours from light-pink to orange to bright red. |
It is a shrub, growing to {{convert| 2.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall and broad, that produces masses of flowers in a range of colours from light-pink to orange to bright red. |
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The species name ''"mammosa"'' means "with breasts" and refers to the udder-like shape of the flowers. |
The species name ''"mammosa"'' means "with breasts" and refers to the udder-like shape of the flowers. |
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This plant is increasingly popular as an ornamental garden subject. |
This plant is increasingly popular as an ornamental garden subject.<ref>http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm</ref> |
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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 |
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<ref>http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm</ref> |
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| title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Erica mammosa'' |
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| accessdate=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 |
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| accessdate = 16 February 2018}}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Erica mammosa (the nine-pin heath) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, that was naturally restricted to the south-western corner of the Western Cape, South Africa.
It is a shrub, growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) 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 shape of the flowers.
This plant is increasingly popular as an ornamental garden subject.[2] In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
Gallery
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See also
References
- ^ "Erica mammosa". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Erica mammosa". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 16 February 2018.