Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium astonii (Allan) P.H.Raven & Engelhorn |
Bibliography | New Zealand J. Bot. 9: 349 (1971) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-1400m |
Description | glandular-hirsute, leaves opposite, subsessile, narrowly obovate, acute, minutely serrate, flowers pendent, corolla tube 2-3mm, petals 7-13mm, sinuate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white-rose, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Epilobium pubens var. astonii Allan |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North) |