Humboldt County Fuchsia
Epilobium septentrionale
Humboldt County fuchsia is a low, soft gray-felted California perennial that glows with scarlet-orange tubular flowers in late summer, a hummingbird magnet and drought-tolerant groundcover. Like other fireweeds, young shoots and leaves have documented food use.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- red, orange
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CA
Related native plants
More Epilobium species
- California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum)
- Rockfringe Willowherb (Epilobium obcordatum)
- Siskiyou Willowherb (Epilobium rigidum)