Family Index

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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

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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