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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Flowers: pink-purple

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: grey-green; crossed leaf arrangement

Edibility: edible leaves
 
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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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