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Asteraceae
Common hawkweed
Hieracium lachenalii
Also known as Yellow hawkweed, King devil, Hieracium vulgatum subsp. lachenalii, Field hawkweed
Native Plants · Hawkweed · Asteraceae · Wildflower · Meadow · Perennial · Part Shade · Wildlife Garden · Naturalising · European · Hieracium
Common hawkweed is a hardy perennial wildflower that naturalises easily in meadows, grasslands, and lightly shaded spots. It asks for very little care once established, tolerating poor soils and infrequent watering. Best suited to naturalistic or wildlife gardens rather than formal plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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