Family | ONAGRACEAE |
Genus species | Epilobium chlorifolium Hausskn. |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 29: 149 (1879) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves ovate to oblong, sharply and remotely dentate, abaxially often reddish, flowers 8-12mm across, capsules robust, 3-4cm long, glandular hirsute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pinkish, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Epilobium chlorifolium var. verum Epilobium perplexum Kirk |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |