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This is one of my favorite flowering plants. Yes, it can spread around your bed but nowhere near the degree of Gooseneck Loosestrife and...Read More
I have a love/hate relationship with Fireweed. In NJ, I wanted to grow it so bad, but couldn't get it to grow for me. Now that I live i...Read More
This plant was growing in a pot of purple coneflowers that I purchased at a nursery. It is flourishing in a bed on the north side of my ...Read More
A native roadside plant in the PNW, often appearing in moist disturbed areas (old burns). The seed fluff can be used in weaving or for s...Read More
A very common roadside plant in Finland.
Cutting the flower head is not sufficient as it will produce side-shoots to bloom. Pulling the entire stem eliminates any problem for th...Read More
This plant grows wild and invasive on any cleared ground in SE England, and probably the rest of the UK..
It is hated by Fuchsia G...Read More
Fireweed, leaves are edible. They are low in Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol and are a good source of Pantothenic Acid, Iron, Phospho...Read More
One of my favourite wild flowers, absolutely beautiful in drifts.
Invasive in Manchester, UK. You could keep it under control if you regularly pulled it, but frankly, it's quite an ugly plant for 99% of ...Read More
Plymouth, England. Definitely invasive in this part of the world and best to keep out of gardens.
It self-sows in abundance in my garden, and also spreads by long rhizomes, and it could be considered invasive. However, I tend to leave...Read More
Fireweed appears from Northern Alaska, the Yukon, and down to California. In Southcentral Alaska, fireweed is a common site in sunnier ar...Read More
This species of Epilobium is commonly known as Fireweed because it is one of the first plants arising from areas that have been burned or...Read More