Flora Detail

Common Name Four-sisters Heath. Viersusterheide
Family Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Date Observed 13-11-2022
Category Shrubs
Catalogue No. 3507RG
Flowering Time Spring,Summer
Colour Pink to Mauve
Locations Observed
Estuary
Koppie
Nature Reserve
Small Holding Many
Village
Greater Rooiels Many

Erica fastigiata

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Four-sisters Heath

Erica fastigiata

Four-sister heath must be the easiest Erica to identify. It has a very distinctive grouping of four flowers at the end of each flowering branch. Each flower has a pink “mouth”. How pretty is that! We have observed E. Fastigiata in seepage areas close to the sea, where they form dense and widespread populations. We have also seen magnificent stands in the mountains around Rooiels.