FireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumHeight: 5' average mature height Zones: 3-8 Find my zone Aspect: mostly sun to full sun Watering: needs occasional summer irrigation, about one deep watering cycle per month once established Maximum Water: tolerates wet soils with occasional summer flooding Habit: spreads quickly by the roots Flowers In: July, August Foliage: deciduous Growth Rate: fast Native To: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
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Fireweed is a beautiful addition to any meadow or prairie and provides late season bright magenta flowers to support pollinators when other flowering plants are finishing up. Hummingbirds and native bumble bees in particular are attracted to the long lasting flowers, but butterflies also utilize Fireweed. There is no other plant that has quite the same flower color and patches of Fireweed really pop even from a long distance away. Small seed eating birds like Goldfinch enjoy the fluffy seeds through the fall.
Out of season.
crown - one year old seedling - $7.50 each
Our main crop of most plants is available starting in late fall.
Additional batches of plugs and quarts are added throughout the year.
Many of our plants are propagated in limited quantities and can sell out quickly when posted, get on the notification list below so you don't miss out. Add your email to be notified as soon as we have them back in stock:
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Production notes: in production most years but is unavailable in some due to limited seed/division material or finicky propagation After severe fires, landslides, or volcanic eruptions Fireweed is often one of the first plants to come back and fill in the gaps in what used to be forest, stabilizing the soil and providing food and shelter for wildlife. It spreads by windblown seeds into disturbed areas and then spreads by the roots to fill in open areas. Fireweed generally has an open habit and provides shelter for new tree seedlings while still letting in enough light for them to grow. Fireweed is not shade tolerant so trees and shrubs will quickly replace it entirely within a few years. In northern California we have witnessed dense forests burn and become nearly pure meadows of Fireweed by the next year, but within only five or six years there would not be a single Fireweed plant left.
We love growing Fireweed in meadow settings on larger properties where it can fill in gaps between other plants but it is often too aggressive for smaller gardens. Plants are fairly drought tolerant once established but need some summer water to spread or get tall. Under drier conditions plants will usually only get a foot or so tall.
Fireweed is native across the northern hemisphere in both North American and Europe, our plants are seedlings from the Klamath Mountains subspecies which is better adapted to drought, heat, and poor soils than Fireweed from other locations. The Klamath Mountain Fireweed can grow in serpentine soils that are high in heavy metals and low in calcium.
Chamaenerion angustifolium - Fireweed
Source: Commons
Chamaenerion angustifolium - Fireweed
Source: Commons
Chamaenerion angustifolium - Fireweed
Source: Commons
Chamaenerion angustifolium - Fireweed
Packing Plants For ShippingWe pack our plants depending on the needs of each species and size, most plants ship best with the roots packed in moist sawdust or bark fines but some species don't like root disturbance and are shipped in a soil-less growing media. Excess soil is washed from the roots in preparation for shipping (18-24" White Pines)  Plants are bundled together to fit in boxes  Bundles of plants are secured in long boxes. Plant Sizes 3 gallon Dawn Redwood  Standard quart shrub  Standard 14-18" multi-stem tree size  Standard deep plug pine tree Bamboo Plants Are Shipped In Their ContainersBamboo roots are not flexible and so plants have to be shipped in their containers. These plants are heavier and are shipped separately from bare root plants. Because they are potted they can handle longer transit times so can ship via UPS Ground instead of USPS Air Mail. Potted plants can also be shipped year-round.We regularly top our 1 gallon bamboo plants at 24-30 inches tall throughout the growing season. This results in dense, bushy foliage while allowing for economical shipping. From this size most running species will grow to 5-6 feet tall in the first spring and clumping species will usually grow to 4-5 feet tall.  1 gallon bamboo plants strapped in and ready to be sealed. Unpacking Bare Root PlantsYou will be sent tracking details as soon as your plants are shipped. Unpack your plants as quickly as possible after they are delivered. We use two types of boxes, side-sealing and top-sealing. For boxes that are taped along the whole length you can cut the tape on either side and remove the plant bundles by cutting the tape holding the bundle to the bottom. For boxes that are sealed on the top and bottom, it is easiet to open the bottom of the box (the shipping label is at the top) and pull the bundle of plants out straight out. Check that the box is empty as there can be a second bundle of plants stuck towards the top. A bundle of trees. What if I am not able to plant right away?You can usually leave the plants in their shipping container unopened for 1-2 days if there were no shipping delays and you have received your plants from late November through February. Plants shipped when it is warmer can't stay in their packages for as long.For longer term storage of plants you can pot them up or plant them in rows close together temporarily and then pull them out later in the spring to be planted again. This keeps the roots moist while allowing for air flow to the tops. The roots should have good contact with the soil to ensure they have access to adequate moisture. |
Size Availability
Out of season.
crown - one year old seedling - $7.50 each
Our main crop of most plants is available starting in late fall.
Additional batches of plugs and quarts are added throughout the year.
Many of our plants are propagated in limited quantities and can sell out quickly when posted, get on the notification list below so you don't miss out. Add your email to be notified as soon as we have them back in stock:
This does NOT subscribe your email to any mailing lists, our system will only send an inventory notification message.
Production notes: in production most years but is unavailable in some due to limited seed/division material or finicky propagation
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