Rockfringe Willowherb
Epilobium obcordatum
Rockfringe is a low alpine mat smothered in surprisingly large rose-pink flowers in late summer, a showy, drought-tolerant native for sunny scree and rock-garden crevices.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.2–0.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- red, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- CA, ID, NV, OR
Related native plants
More Epilobium species
- California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)
- Siskiyou Willowherb (Epilobium rigidum)
- Humboldt County Fuchsia (Epilobium septentrionale)