Family Index

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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

Jan

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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Mar

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May

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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

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