Asteraceae
Crepis modocensis subsp. rostrata
Crepis modocensis subsp. rostrata
Also known as Crepis rostrata, Crepis modocensis var. rostrata, Psilochenia modocensis subsp. rostrata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Hawksbeard · Crepis · Native Perennial · Pacific Northwest · Rare Native · Wildflower · Composite Flower · British Columbia · Washington · Rock Garden
Modoc hawksbeard (beaked subspecies) is a rare native perennial found in rocky or gravelly soils in the Pacific Northwest. It performs best in partial shade with consistent moisture and well-drained conditions mimicking its native mountain habitat. This plant is best suited to native plant gardens or ecological restoration projects rather than typical home landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days during the growing season
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.4
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- British Columbia, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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