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Asteraceae
Hawk's-beard
Lapsana communis
Also known as Smooth hawk's-beard, Hawkweed, Lalda communis, Lapsana communis f. nigricaulis
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Nipplewort · Edible-Leaves · Self-Seeding · Poor-Soil · Drought-Tolerant · Culinary · Traditional-Medicine · Easy-Care · Lapsana
Common nipplewort is an easy-care annual or short-lived perennial with edible young leaves. It self-seeds readily and tolerates poor soils and some drought once established. This plant is valued for both its culinary and traditional medicinal uses.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, tolerates some dryness · Every 7-10 days in growing season
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 15 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chatham Is.
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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