Scientific Name: Epilobium pallidiflorum

Common Name: showy willowherb

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Onagraceae

Form Description: Perennial herb, often with purplish, hard, hollow stems, which are prostate and bear roots on the lower parts, and are erect with dense short hairs on the upper parts. Leaves are generally opposite, long, thin and stalkless.

Height (m): 0.3 – 1.2

Flowers: Flowers are white or rose pink, and have a notch at the end which is about 3mm long. Flowers are solitary and are borne in the leaf axils on the upper part of the stem.

Fruit: Capsule – hairy, 5-6cm long; contains egg-shaped seeds with one side flattened. Unlike most other Epilobium species, the seeds do not have a plume of hairs.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDevonportGeorge TownKentishLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Wet places, especially in the north and north-west.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Growing from seed produces very good results.

Seed Treatment Notes

The potting mix needs to be kept moist to fairly wet.