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Onagraceae
Broadleaf willowherb
Epilobium montanum
Also known as Epilobium montanum subsp. silvaticum, Epilobium montanum f. albiflorum, Epilobium larambergianum, Epilobium mutabile
Native Plants · Wildflower · Shade-Tolerant · Native · Perennial · Pink-Flowers · Self-Seeding · Woodland · Naturalized
This hardy wildflower prefers moist, partially shaded conditions and is excellent for naturalized gardens. It self-seeds readily and requires minimal care once established. Perfect for woodland gardens or shaded borders.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-8b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Antipodean Is., Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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