Other common names
apple pie, cherry pie, codlins and cream, custard cups, fiddle grass, gooseberry pie, great hairy willowherb, helyglys pêr
Herbaceous Perennial
A very strong-growing herbaceous perennial, spread by rhizomes making dense mats of roots. Stems up to 2m in height are clothed in dark green, hairy, narrow lance-shaped leaves. Mid-pink flowers are borne in summer and are particularly attractive to hoverfiles and other pollinators
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Sand, Loam, Clay, Chalk
Max Height
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres