trefle.io · Taken Sep 16, 2020 by Leonie de Boer (cc-by-sa)
Asteraceae
Autumn hawkbit
Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Also known as Virea autumnalis, Leontodon autumnalis, Lesser hawkbit, Hedypnois autumnalis
Native Plants · Perennial · Wildflower · Autumn · Yellow · Dandelion-Like · Low-Growing · Pollinator · Hardy · Drought
A low-growing perennial wildflower that blooms reliably in autumn when few other flowers are available. Thrives in poor soils with minimal care and provides late-season nectar for pollinators. Deadhead to prevent excessive self-seeding.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Light watering, drought tolerant once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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