Fynbos Corridor Collaboration

Whorl Heath

Erica verticillata

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Jan. 1, 2026, 8:32 a.m.
  • Supports sunbirds
  • Good potplant
  • Sun
  • Shrub
  • Soil: sandy
  • Color data
  • Flowering data

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • By Andrew Massyn (Kirstenbosch Gardens Cape Town. Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Erica_verticillata_deep_pink.JPG)
  • (c) Callum Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Callum Evans source
  • (c) Nigel Forshaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nigel Forshaw source
  • (c) Nigel Forshaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nigel Forshaw source
  • (c) Jeremy Gilmore, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jeremy Gilmore source

Sources and references

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