Family Index

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Scientific Name

Epilobium willisii

Family Name

ONAGRACEAE

Common Name

Carpet Willowherb

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Flowers are pink, and occur in pairs in the upper leaf axils.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Herb with spreading stems and erect leaves with 2-5 teeth on the margins, arranged oppositely.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Wet montane herbfields around the central mountains, and bare places around the eastern mountains.

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

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 pale-rimmed and unusual because they don't have a plume of hairs, unlike all other Epilobium species. Epilobium species produces vast amounts of seed, monitor seed closely for collection. Dry to extract seed and sieve to clean.

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