Bog Willowherb

Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. - Evening Primrose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

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

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Bog Willowherb: Scythris noricella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (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.