| Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species | Epilobium porphyrium G.Simpson |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | leaves crowded, ovate to obovate, 10-15mm long, purple-green to purple, flowers 5mm across in small terminal clusters |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink-red |
| 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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