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Scientific Name
Epilobium tasmanicum
Family Name
ONAGRACEAE
Common Name
Snow Willowherb
Status
Height
Flowers
Flowers are pink with a notch in the apex of each petal, and occur in pairs in the axils of the upper leaves.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Small herb with creeping stems 2-8cm long, and opposite, thick, shining, somewhat crowded leaves, 8-10mm long.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands
Communities
Habitat Notes
Wet places on mountain plateaux.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
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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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsule is 1.5-2.5mm 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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