Purpleleaf Willowherb

Epilobium coloratum Biehler - Evening Primrose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Purpleleaf Willowherb: Amphion floridensis, Hyles gallii, Hyles lineata

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.