Epilobium hirsutum

EPILOBIUM hirsutum
Great Willow Herb,
Codlins and Cream

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 2-6' (60-180 cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Pink

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Rosidae (Rose Superorder)

Order: Myrtales (Myrtle Order)

Family: Onagraceae (Willow-herb Family)

Genus: Epilobium (Willow-Herb)

Species: hirsutum (hairy)

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Epilobium hirsutum is another tall member of the Willow Herb family with impressive bright pink flowers. It grows in woodland edges and waste places, and often in large clumps beside streams and rivers. It is a tall, bushy and branching plant, softly hairy, with clusters of rounded flowers like wild roses about an inch across.
Epilobium angustifolium is one of the food plants of the Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar (Deilephila elpenor).
Epilobium hirsutum has been used in herbal medicine, but there have also been reports of poisoning leading to convulsions after eating the leaves.
SOME PARTS OF THIS PLANT MAY BE POISONOUS
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Autumn
Outside
(148 days)

Seed Pod The seedpod is long and thin, opening in a wide star shape.
Seed The seeds are small brown drops surrounded by white fluff. There are many seeds in a seed pod.
Seedling The seedling has wide pointed leaves with prominent ribs.

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				Germination: Autumn Outside (148 days)
Seed Pod The seedpod is long and thin, opening in a wide star shape. Seed The seeds are small brown drops surrounded by white fluff. There are many seeds in a seed pod. Seedling The seedling has wide pointed leaves with prominent ribs.