Photographs below: Co. Wexford

Pale Willowherb Epilobium roseum Saileachán gasach Family: Onagraceae Flowering July-September. Perennial. Possibly introduced. The flowers are a very pale-pink with an entire stigma. Leaves gradually narrow to the stalks and stems have at least some glandular hairs. Over-wintering leaf rosettes. Height 30-70cm. Rare in Ireland with a scattered distribution on damp, shady, disturbed ground. Identified by Paul Green Similar: Broad-leaved Willowherb, Epilobium montanum

Pale Willowherb, Epilobium roseum, Saileachán gasach