100+ Fireweed Seeds -Rosebay Willowherb -Epilobium Angustifolium-Attracts bees and butterflies- giant showy willow herb- Medicinal Perennial-B452
Native Americans used the Willowherb plant as a good source of vitamin C and pro-vitamin A. Medicinally, the herb seeds can also be grown to relieve inflammation, draw out infection in wounds, and to treat burns. Fireweed is very attractive to bees and butterflies, and Fireweed honey has become quite sought after. Fireweed is an exceptionally colorful plant, its native from the sub-Arctic down the Rocky Mountains across the upper Midwest and down the Appalachians to Georgia. Many people are inspired to try and grow fireweed after they see it in Alaska. It is sometimes called giant showy willow herb.
The Fireweed Seeds gets its name from the fact that it is often the first weed to colonize in an area that has been destroyed by fire. Other common names include: Willow Herb, Rosebay Willowherb, and Yanagiran. Fireweed seeds do best with a cold/moist treatment for 4 weeks prior to planting, or directly sow the herb seeds outdoors in the fall.
Growing Fireweed seeds: Start Fireweed seeds for this versatile perennial that offers beauty as well as value as a medicinal herb. The perennial has slender upright spikes of flowers in shades of rosy pink in the months of June - September.
Temperature: Lower temperatures of less than 41 F (5 C) are very effective for first 30 - 60 days, then 70 F (21 C)
Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days after cold stratification
Depth: Do not cover, only press them in gently
Sowing Rate: 5 - 10 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 24 inches
Height: 36 - 48 inches
Bloom Season: Early to late summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Environment: Full sun to partial shade
Soil Type: Moist
Season: Perennial
Hardiness Zones: 4 - 8
