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Scientific Name
Epilobium pallidiflorum
Family Name
ONAGRACEAE
Common Name
Showy Willowherb
Status
Rare
Height
30-120cm
Flowers
Flowers are white or rose pink, and have a notch at the end which is about 3mm long. Flowers are solitary and are borne in the leaf axils on the upper part of the stem.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Perennial herb, often with purplish, hard, hollow stems, which are prostate and bear roots on the lower parts, and are erect with dense short hairs on the upper parts. Leaves are generally opposite, long, thin and stalkless.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Georgetown; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Wet places, especially in the North and North West.
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
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
The capsule is hairy and 5-6cm long, and contains egg-shaped seeds with one side flattened. Unlike most other Epilobium species, the seeds do not have a plume of hairs.
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
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