Family Index

Scientific Name

Epilobium gunnianum

Family Name

ONAGRACEAE

Common Name

Bog Willowherb

Status

Height

5=30cm

Flowers

Flowers are purplish-pink, 12-14mm long with a 2mm long notch in the apex of each petal. Flowers are solitary, and borne in the axils of the upper leaves.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Herb with a woody, usually unbranched stem, and mostly opposite leaves with small teeth on the margins.

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Huon Valley; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Mountains above 1000m altitude.

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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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seeds have lateral wings. Capsule is 4-6cm 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