Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium rostratum Cheeseman |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | lowland-montane |
Description | leaves narrowly oblong, 5-8mm long, coarsely dentate, rigid, often reddish, flowers 5-10mm across, sessile, in axils of upper leaves, capsule rostrate, 10-15mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
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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