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Epilobium latifolium

Perennial

HomePerennialEpilobium latifolium

River gravels, margins of streams and damp slopes.

Family: Onagraceae
Height: 0.4 m / 2 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: 1 of 5

Native Habitat

River Beauty Epilobium latifolium native habitat is River gravels, margins of streams and damp slopes.

Edible Uses

Young shoots - cooked. Used like asparagus. Very poor quality. Young leaves - raw. They become bitter with age. A good source of vitamins A and C. Flower stalks - raw or cooked. Eaten when the flowers are in bud. The dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. The core of mature stems is eaten raw. Slightly sweet, tender and pleasant tasting. Very fiddly though.

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