Scientific Name |
Epilobium angustifolium |
Willowherb
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Common Name |
Rosebay Willow Herb. Other: Fireweed, Applepie, Bloodvine, Cat's eyes, Ranting widow, Tamewithy. | |
Type |
Herbaceous perennial | |
Description |
Upright spike of lancolate leaves with spray of crimson flowers. | |
Habitat |
Waste ground, road sides, Untilled soil and burnt ground. | |
Folklore |
Salad vegetable. Cures inflammation. Roots as flour. Alcoholic drink from flowers. Once rare it has colonised vast areas in the last 100 years. Important for bee keepers. Old leaves source of tannin. | |
Soil Type |
Poor |
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Soil Fertility |
Poor |
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Soil Moisture |
Dry to damp |
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Soil pH |
All |
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Sunlight |
Full sun |
|
Success |
Profuse production of cotton dressed seeas dispersed by the wind. Creeping stems very invasive. Coloniser of burnt ground. Pollinated by bees. |
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Importance |
Very persistent and quickly colonising weed. |
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Cultural Control |
Cultural (1.2.) (1.5) |
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Chemical Control |
(3.1.1a) |
Information Collated by James M. Burton as part of H.N.D. Course at Pencoed Agricultural College.
Chemical Information Correct as of 06:06:97. Always read and follow the instruction when using herbicides.