Fireweed, Epilobium Seed
FireweedEpilobium Seed
- Bright pink spires transform hillsides and broad borders
- Easy annual colonizer thrives in disturbed poorer soils
- Tall flowering stems create dramatic landscape rhythm
- A resilient choice for informal naturalized plantings
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About Fireweed, Epilobium Seed, Epilobium Seed
The Fireweed Epilobium is a beautiful, brightly colored flower that is a great landscape variety for planting on hills and borders. This amazing variety produces bright pink flower spikes along this large landscape plant.
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Pests & Diseases
Epilobium may develop rust, powdery mildew, leaf spots, and crown rot. Orange pustules on leaf undersides identify rust and can spread rapidly among related plants. Cut infected stems before spores mature, avoid overcrowding along moist borders, and divide only symptom-free crowns.
Epilobium can attract aphids, thrips, spider mites, Japanese beetles, and slugs. Scout flowers and new growth regularly, handpick when practical, and protect beneficial insects with targeted controls.
Native States & Regions
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Native regions: Great Lakes, Mountain, Northeast, Western
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Fireweed adds a flowering layer to open sites, including places where vegetation is recovering after disturbance. Its summer blossoms support flower-visiting insects and can attract hummingbirds. In a garden, give its spreading growth room and combine it with other species so the habitat retains a varied plant community.
Fireweed Epilobium Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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