Some of these healthy young Erica glandulosa subsp. fourcadei buds have started elongation as well as colour change, also in the pedicels.

The hairy green worm-like sepals are still significant in relative size at this stage.

The tiny glands at the hair-tips provide the sticky secretion for which the plant is known (Baker and Oliver, 1967; iNaturalist; http://pza.sanbi.org).