Family Index

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Scientific Name

Epilobium perpusillum

Family Name

ONAGRACEAE

Common Name

Tiny Willowherb

Status

Height

2-8cm

Flowers

Flowers are white with a notch in the petals, solitary and borne in the leaf axils.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Small herb with creeping stems, and opposite, somewhat crowded leaves with rounded tips, 4-7mm long.

Municipalities

Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Meander Valley; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Tasmanian endemic. On the banks of the Franklin and Picton Rivers, West Coast.

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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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Oct

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsule is 2.5cm long, on a stalk 2.5-5cm 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