Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium fragile Sam. |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 3300-5000m |
Description | glaucous, glabrous, leaves elliptic, 10-15mm, obtuse, shortly petiolate, denticulate, the basal opposite, upper alternate, flowers 3-6, erect, 7-8mm long, petals emarginate |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ONAGRACEAE
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