Siskiyou Willowherb
Epilobium rigidum
Siskiyou willowherb is a rare serpentine-slope perennial of the Klamath region with blue-green leaves and large rose-pink flowers, a tough, drought-tolerant rock-garden plant for hot, lean soils.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CA, OR
Related native plants
More Epilobium species
- California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)
- Rockfringe Willowherb (Epilobium obcordatum)
- Humboldt County Fuchsia (Epilobium septentrionale)