Erica mammosa is commonly found at sea level up to the lower mountain slopes.
The flowers are tubular and large and come in a range of flowers – cream, pink, purple, orange and red. We have found cream, pink and red in our area.
Latin: mamma = breast, -osus = full; referring to the hanging flowers’ resemblance to an udder or breast.
This genus consists of ± 860 species across the world of which 760 species are found in South Africa and 104 are endemic to the Western Cape.