Epilobium canum - California fuchsia

California fuchsia (Epilobium canum) is a California native perennial grown for its red, orange, or pink hummingbird-pollinated flowers in late summer and fall. It was formerly split across several species in the genus Zauschneria (including Z. californica, Z. cana, Z. latifolia, and Z. septentrionalis), now treated as synonyms or subspecies of this one species.¹

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹

Type

• Herb¹
• Perennial¹

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Drought-tolerance¹
• Nectar¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Footnotes

1. California Fuchsia, Zauschneria or Epilobium canum | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds (tested as Zauschneria californica, Z. cana, Z. latifolia, and Z. septentrionalis) ↩