Latin Name:
Epilobeum spp.
Category:
Industrial Weeds
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Preferred Habitat:
Found on waste and bare ground.
Flowers:
Flowers on stalks with four heart shaped petals, ranging from bright pink-purple to light pink, seen between June and August. Long and narrow pods, splitting when ripe to reveal a silky plume of hairs attached to each seed.
Leaves:
Lanceolate leaves with a toothed edge.
