Family: Onagraceae Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Flowering time: June - September. Perennial Common on damp arable and waste ground, ditches and river banks and also in drier areas. Throughout England, Wales and Ireland but less frequent and usually coastal in Scotland. Large deep purple-pink flowers with notched petals and 4-lobed stigmas. A downy-hairy plant with stout, erect stems and stalkless, lanceolate leaves. Similar: Hoary Willowherb, E. parviflorum. Shorter with smaller pale flowers

Great Willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum
Dorset. August 2008