Asteraceae
Hieracium laevigatum
Hieracium laevigatum
Native Plants · Smooth Hawkweed · Hieracium · Wildflower · Meadow Plant · Asteraceae · European Perennial · Yellow Flowers · Low Maintenance · Naturalistic Garden
Hieracium laevigatum, commonly known as Smooth Hawkweed, is a low-maintenance perennial wildflower suited to naturalistic gardens and meadow plantings. It tolerates a range of soils and partial shade, making it adaptable to woodland edges and rough ground. Little intervention is needed beyond deadheading spent flowers to prevent unwanted self-seeding.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; tolerates moderate dry spells once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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