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Asteraceae
Oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides
Also known as Hawkweed oxtongue, Picris, Bristly oxtongue, Helminthia rigida
Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Wildflower · Perennial · Asteraceae · Low-Maintenance · Oxtongue · Bristly · Meadow · Drought-Adapted · European
Beginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Oxtongue is a hardy perennial wildflower that thrives in average garden soil with moderate watering. It does well in full sun to partial shade and requires very little attention once established. Best suited for naturalistic or wildflower garden settings rather than formal beds.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- 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
- Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chatham Is., Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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