trefle.io · Taken Jun 22, 2019 by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Asteraceae
Narrow-leaf hawkweed
Hieracium umbellatum
Also known as Umbellate hawkweed, Hieracium umbellatum, Pilosella umbellata, Hieracioides umbellata
Native Plants · Wildflower · Perennial · Meadow · Asteraceae · Hawkweed · Part Shade · Low Maintenance · Native · Ground Cover
Narrow-leaf hawkweed is a hardy perennial wildflower that thrives in open meadows, roadsides, and partial shade with average moisture. It requires minimal care once established and spreads naturally through runners and seeds. It is best suited for naturalized or wildflower garden settings rather than formal borders.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to partially dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-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
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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