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Asteraceae
Jacobaea aquatica
Jacobaea aquatica
Also known as Senecio aquaticus var. lanatus, Senecio quercifolius, Senecio aquaticus var. flosculosus, Senecio aquaticus var. pinnatifidus
Native Plants · Water Ragwort · Wildflower · Bog Plant · Wetland · European Native · Perennial · Daisy Family · Pond Margin · Wildlife Garden
Water ragwort thrives in moist to wet conditions and is best suited for bog gardens, pond margins, or other reliably damp spots. Plant in full sun to partial shade with consistently moist, rich soil. This European wildflower is low-maintenance once established in an appropriate wet habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out completely · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- 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
- Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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