About
Epilobium canum (Z) is a low-growing, semi-evergreen shrub that reaches up to 30 cm in height. It features small, grey-green foliage and produces tubular red flowers, measuring around 4 cm in length, during the late summer and early autumn months.
About the genus
Epilobium species can be classified as either annuals or perennials and may exhibit invasive tendencies. They feature upright stems that support slender leaves and produce prominent flowers with four petals arranged in terminal racemes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Wildlife gardens
- Native to
- W Central USA to N Mexico
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in sheltered, well-drained beds, especially raised beds and in walls, where there is full sun all day
- Pruning
- Pruning not normally needed, cut back to rootstock in spring to renovate
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, softwood cuttings or division
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free