Epilobium tetragonum - Square-Stemmed Willow Herb

Family:	Onagraceae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.6
Synonyms:	E. adnatum.
Range:	Europe, including Britain, from Sweden south and east to W. Asia.

Epilobium tetragonum (Square-Stemmed Willow Herb) is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.6m . It has a hardness rating of 0.
Square-Stemmed Willow Herb will flower in January to February. The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Self

Soil Information

Square-Stemmed Willow Herb will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is / is important for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Square-Stemmed Willow Herb prefers moist soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Square-Stemmed Willow Herb can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Damp woodland clearings, hedgebanks, ditches and cultivated soil[17].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Works within dappled Shade
• Grows in a shady edge

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in most soils[1], preferring a well-drained but moisture retentive soil in a sunny position[200].

Edible Uses*

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Edible Rating: 1/5
Leaves - cooked[105, 177]. Used as a vegetable[2].

• Leaves -

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

Propagation

Seed - sow early spring in situ or as soon as the seed is ripe. Division in spring or autumn. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Flora of the British Isles.
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg.
Author: Clapham, Tootin and Warburg.
Rating:
Publisher : A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Date of Publication : 1962

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