Common name:
Great willowherb
Family:
Scientific name:
Epilobium hirsutum
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales and the southern half of Scotland; much less common in northern Scotland
Height:
Up to 150 cm
Habitat:
Damp grassland and waste ground, fens, streambanks
Flowers:
Relatively large, up to 25 mm in diameter; five veined, purple-pink petals and five narrow, lance-shaped sepals about half as long. At the centre are eight short stamens and a longer style topped by a four-lobed stigma
Leaves:
Opposite, lanceolate, clasping at the base, up to 12 cm long, covered, as is the stem, with spreading hairs, both glandular and non-glandular
Season:
July to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
