Fireweed - (Epilobium augustifolium)

Love this wild flower.

There is no other flower around that evokes so much emotion and memories out of me than Fireweed.  Growing up in central Alaska this wild flower was a welcome sign each summer.  With tundra colors of moss green and brown this flower stands out and gives the land some color.  It's blooms are a reminder of how much summer we have left for when the blooms reach the top and it goes to seed summer is coming to an end.  When I see it now as I drive around Whatcom County it brings me back to my time in Alaska.  Good times, full of quiet and peacefulness, memories and family.  I'm so thankful this little weed grows in our State of Washington.