A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium
Native flowers feed bees, and the foliage supports moth and butterfly caterpillars.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Spreads vigorously by seed and rhizomes; reserve a roomy meadow in a cool climate rather than a small border.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture
- Mature size
- 2–5 ft tall · 1–3 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Summer–Fall
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 2–7
- Garden role
- Tall pink flower spires
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of woodland sage.
Salvia nemorosa
Try fireweed for tall pink flower spires.
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Photo credits & licenses
Fireweed: Dcrjsr · CC BY 3.0
Woodland sage: 3268zauber · CC BY-SA 3.0
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