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Asteraceae
Fox-and-cubs
Pilosella aurantiaca
Also known as Devil's paintbrush, Grim-the-collier, Orange hawkweed, Hieracium aurantiacum
Native Plants · Groundcover · Orange-Flowers · Invasive · Wildflower · Meadow · Stoloniferous · Asteraceae · Cottage-Garden · Spreading · Perennial
Fox-and-cubs produces vivid orange daisy-like flowers and spreads vigorously by stolons, making it a striking but potentially invasive groundcover in lawns and meadows. Plant in well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade, and water regularly during establishment. Be prepared to manage its spread by mowing or edging, as it can crowd out neighbouring plants if left unchecked.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; tolerates brief dry spells once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- 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
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Falkland Is., Finland, Florida, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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