Small shrub to 1 m or so tall. Leaves to about 1.5 cm long in groups of 4-6, hairy. Flowers red or occasionally pink to white, 2-3.5 cm long in tight clusters at the ends of the branches in late winter to early spring.
S Africa
The best known and most widespread species in the genus in southern Africa. Selections have been made from this species.
Source: (1997). Ericaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
