During the summers we have the constant color of fireweed along the trail. It turns reddish in the fall and then goes to seed. This is a native perennial that grows to 5 feet. Pink flowers with 4 round petals form on a tall, conspicuous spike which blooms from the bottom up. Common along roadsides. The stems are covered with alternate, willow-like leaves. The common name is derived from its responsive growth after fires. Fireweed is often one of the first species to colonize newly exposed areas.
Our Fireweed has started to seed but it is still very beautiful, just in a different way from the summer pink blossoms.
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