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Asteraceae
Bristly hawk's-beard
Crepis setosa
Also known as Bristly crepis, Rough hawk's-beard, Crepis setosa, Aegoseris setosa
Native Plants · Wildflower · Yellow Flowers · Daisy-Like · Full Sun · Meadow · Self-Seeding · Low Maintenance · Asteraceae · Pollinator Friendly · European Native
Bristly Hawk's-Beard is a sun-loving annual or short-lived perennial that produces cheerful yellow daisy-like flowers and thrives in open, disturbed ground or meadow plantings. It requires very little care — simply plant in full sun with well-draining soil and water occasionally. It self-seeds readily, making it useful for naturalistic or wildflower garden schemes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to moisten the root zone; this plant tolerates short dry periods once established · Every 10-14 days; rainfall is usually sufficient once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Missouri
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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