Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium hectorii Hausskn. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Epilobium: 298 (1884) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves oblong, 5-12mm long, entire or remotely dentate, subcoriaceous, flowers 5-8mm across, in short, leafy raceme |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Epilobium krulleanum Hausskn. Epilobium simulans Allan |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |