Epilobium latifolium
RIVER BEAUTY, ALPINE FIRE WEED
Onagraceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-9

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, neutral to alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.3m
Plant habit
 
0.3m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia, Russia, SW Asia-Middle East, India-Subcontinent, Himalayas, China-Korea-Taiwan, Japan, North America

Other Botanical Names: Chamaenerion halimifolium, C. latifolium, Chamerion latifolium, Epilobium changaicum, E. corymbosum, E. frigidum, E. glaucum, E. grandiflorum, E. halleri, E. humile, E. kamtschaticum, E. kesamitsui, E. pauciflorum, E. rhexiiflorum, E. venustum

Other Common Names: Broad Leaf Willow Herb

 
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Epilobium latifolium
RIVER BEAUTY, ALPINE FIRE WEED
Onagraceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-9

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, neutral to alkaline

Tolerances: heavy frost
0.3m
Plant habit
 
0.3m

FEATURES

Flowers: pink-purple

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: grey-green; crossed leaf arrangement

Edibility: edible leaves


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, dry style, cottage & alpine designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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