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Purpleleaf willowherb

Epilobium coloratum

Also called Bronze Willowherb, Cinnamon Willowherb, Eastern Willowherb, Purple Veined Willowherb, Cinnamon Willow Herb, Purple Leaved Willow Herb, Purple Leaved Willowherb

Purpleleaf willowherb
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0

Purpleleaf willowherb is a native perennial wildflower that grows up to about 1.2 m tall, with small white or pale pink flowers in late summer and autumn. It thrives in moist soil and tolerates occasional flooding.

Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially in its first season.
Soil
Moist, fertile, poorly drained loam or clay.
Temperature
Hardy in cold temperate climates; native from eastern Canada to the central and eastern US.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Canada to C. & E. U.S.A., Hispaniola
Climate
temperate

About

Epilobium coloratum, known by the common names purpleleaf willowherb and cinnamon willow-herb, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Epilobium of the willowherb family Onagraceae. This species is native to the Midwest and Eastern United States (excluding Mississippi and Florida), as well as the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. It is also native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Where it grows

Epilobium coloratum is native to and present in the Midwest and Eastern United States (excluding Mississippi and Florida), as well as the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. It is also native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Other Epilobium plants

Whorled Leaved Willowherb · Chickweed Willowherb · Pimpernel willowherb · Aboriginal willowherb · Tall annual willowherb · New Zealand Willowherb · Hummingbird trumpet · Fringed willowherb · Talus willowherb · Selfing willowherb · Hill Willowherb · Denseflower willowherb

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epilobium coloratum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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