Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium clarkeanum Hausskn. |
Bibliography | Monogr. Epilobium: 220 (1884) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3600-4500m |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, ovate-elliptic to subovate, glabrous, denticulate, obtuse to subacute, inflorescence and flowers pendent, petals 5-6mm, capsules 3-4cm, pubescent |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |