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Scientific Name
Epilobium hirtigerum
Family Name
ONAGRACEAE
Common Name
Hairy Willowherb
Status
Height
15-90cm
Flowers
Flowers are cream or purplish, with a notch in each petal, and 1cm in diameter. Flowers are solitary, and borne in the axils of the upper leaves.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Perennial herb with stems prostrate and woody at the base, then erect, greyish-green or purple and shaggy in the upper part.
Municipalities
Brighton; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands
Communities
Habitat Notes
Lowland habitats, and often colonising disturbed ground, e.g. roadside quarries.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Growing from seed produces very good results. The potting mix needs to be kept moist to fairly wet. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seeds are egg-shaped, in hairy capsules 5-7cm long.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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