craze for Cape heaths or ericas raged from 1780 for about half-a-century in Britain and Europe. Plant nurseries were making money creating new, there are almost 700 species of ericas growing wild in the Cape alone. Their colourful and well-organised field guide covers about a quarter of all Cape erica species and consists of those you’re most likely to see and most likely to be able to identify with some care - some with a hand lens, but a microscope isn’t needed for any featured. Whether you’re lucky enough to be steward to members of the erica family on your own land or simply want to get to know them better, this book will get you off to the best-informed start.
