Erica discolor

Erica discolor, commonly known as variegated heath and sometimes as discolorous heath, is a dense shrub growing to heights from 1 m to 2 m. Discolor means variegated, referring to the two colours present on the corolla tubes. 

E. discolor forms part of the Evanthe section of the Syringodea subgenus according to Baker and Oliver's classification of the ericas, characterised by terminal, long-tubed flowers. Manning and Helme have the species in a category called Smooth or Sticky Trumpet Heaths, plants flowering at the tips of short side-shoots, hairless and sometimes sticky. 

The species is found in the Western Cape from Stellenbosch and Betty's Bay along the southern mountain ranges, also the Swartberge and the western part of Eastern Cape to near Humansdorp.

The habitat is coastal and montane fynbos. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Manning and Helme, 2024; Euston-Brown and Kruger, 2023; Manning, 2007; Baker and Oliver, 1967; iNaturalist; iSpot; http://redlist.sanbi.org).