Epilobium canum ssp. canum

California Fuchsia, Fireweed, Humming Bird's Trumpet

Family: Onagraceae Evening Primrose


Type Perennial
USDA Hardiness range 9A - 11
Exposure Full sun
Bloom color Red
Bloom time Late Summer to Mid Fall
Water needs Dry
Landscape uses Border, ground cover, massing, specimen
Height 16" to 24" / 40cm to 60cm
Spread 16" to 30" / 40cm to 75cm
Growth rate Moderate
Persistence Evergreen, needles or needle-like
Bloom attributes Attracts butterflies
Leaf color Green
Fruit color n/a
Soil pH requirements Neutral
Soil type Loamy
Form Irregular or sprawling, rounded
Attributes and features Attracts birds, attractive foilage, native to North America, invasive