Detailed Information About Fireweed

Name

Family: 

Onagraceae

Scientific: 

Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium angustifolium

Plant Type: 

herbaceous

Plant Characteristics

Height: 

2-5

Width: 

1-3

Bloom Time: 

July-Sept.

Bloom Colour: 

pink

purple

Native/Non-native: 

native

Life Cycle: 

perennial

Habitat Characteristic

Purpose/Use: 

meadow

Soil Moisture: 

moist

Light Preference: 

sun

part shade

Planting instructions: 

seeds, softwood cuttings, clump division