What Does Rosebay Willowherb Look Like?

Rosebay willowherb is a tall plant with pink flowers rising up a flower spike. It has lance-like leaves that are arranged in spiral formation up its stem.

How do you identify Rosebay Willowherb?

Long and lanceolate, green sometimes with a flush of red or a red leaf base. The leaves of Rosebay Willowherb are unique in that the veins are circular and do not terminate at the leaf edges but form circular loops and join together. This can help with identification before the flowers appear.

Is Rosebay Willowherb the same as fireweed?

Rosebay willowherb, Chamerion angustifolium (also known as Epilobium angustifolium) is a widespread plant of the Northern Hemisphere. Known as Fireweed to many, particularly in North America, this name reflects the plant's appearance following forest fires and other events which leave the earth scorched.