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Asteraceae
Heath groundsel
Senecio sylvaticus
Also known as Wood groundsel, Obaejaca sylvatica, Jacobaea sylvatica, Moerkensteinia sylvatica
Native Plants · Wildflower · Senecio · Heathland · Woodland · Asteraceae · Native Plant · Nectar Plant · Annual · Groundsel · European Wildflower
Heath groundsel is a short-lived wildflower native to open woodlands and heathland edges of Europe, best suited for naturalistic or wildlife gardens. It thrives in partial shade with moderately moist, well-draining soil and requires very little attention once established. This plant is a good nectar source for bees and moths but note that, like most Senecio species, it contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids and should be handled with care.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Chatham Is., Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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