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| | Family | ONAGRACEAE |
| Genus species var. | Epilobium porphyrium G.Simpson |
| Territory |
NEW ZEALAND: South Island
rocks
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| Altitude | alpine |
| Description |
short, woody rootstock, leaves crowded, ovate to obovate, 10-15mm long, purple-green to purple, flowers 5mm in small terminal clusters |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, carpet
| | Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
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