Scientific Name: Epilobium tasmanicum

Common Name: snow willowherb

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Onagraceae

Form Description: Small herb with creeping stems 2-8cm long, and opposite, thick, shining, somewhat crowded leaves, 8-10mm long.

Height (m): 0.02 – 0.08

Flowers: Flowers are pink with a notch in the apex of each petal, and occur in pairs in the axils of the upper leaves.

Fruit: Capsule – 1.5-2.5mm long.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyMeander ValleyNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Wet places on mountain plateaux.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Not widely grown.

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.