Family: Onagraceae
Scientific Name: Epilobium ciliatum
Common Name: American Willow Herb, Hairy Willow Herb
Description | A 3-5 foot erect plant with small white flowers found n wet areas. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | moist to wet |
Soil & Site | moist to wet |
Flowers | white to rose, 4-parts, petals notched, found in clusters |
Fruit | long thin seed capsule |
Leaves | lower leaves opposite, upper can be alternate, sometimes toothed |
Dimensions | 3-5 feet tall depending on growing conditions |
Propagation | spreads by seeds |
Misc Facts | Epi is Greek for On and lobos for on. |
Notes & Reference | #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Black and Judziewicz) |
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