Dwarf Fireweed
Chamerion latifolium
Dwarf fireweed (river beauty) is a low alpine and arctic perennial of gravelly riverbars, with large rose-pink flowers outsized for the plant. A choice, hardy native for cold rock gardens.
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AK, CO, MT, WA