| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium matthewsii Petrie |
| Synonyms | Epilobium arcuatum Petrie |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-900m |
| Description | stems purple, leaves opposite, sessile, broadly elliptic to obovate, reddish, glabrous, subentire, flowers ca. 1cm across, in bud rose |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ONAGRACEAE
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