Asteraceae
Crepis runcinata subsp. glauca
Crepis runcinata subsp. glauca
Also known as Crepis runcinata var. glauca, Crepis occidentalis var. glauca, Crepidium glaucum, Crepidium caulescens
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Hawksbeard · Crepis · Native Perennial · Rocky Mountains · Great Plains · Wildflower · Composite Flower · Alberta · Colorado · Restoration Plant
Glaucous hawksbeard is a native perennial of the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region, growing in meadows, grasslands, and open slopes. It thrives in well-drained soils with partial sun and moderate moisture, reflecting the conditions of its native range from Alberta to Arizona. Best suited to naturalistic or native plant gardens, it requires very little maintenance once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days during the growing season
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–9.5
- 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
- Alberta, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Manitoba, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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