Fireweed
Chamerion angustifolium
Fireweed is a bold pioneer perennial that paints burned and disturbed ground with spires of magenta-pink flowers, a major nectar source for bees (a prized honey plant) and hummingbirds. Spreads readily.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- hummingbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY