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Asteraceae
Sticky groundsel
Senecio viscosus
Also known as Viscid groundsel, Senecio viscosus, Sticky ragwort, Senecio vulgaris subsp. viscosus
Native Plants · Wildflower · Annual · Disturbed Ground · Senecio · Asteraceae · Pollinator Plant · Self Seeding · Yellow Flowers · Ruderal · Wildlife Garden
Sticky groundsel is a short-lived annual or biennial wildflower recognised by its strongly sticky, glandular stems and small yellow daisy-like flowers, often colonising disturbed ground, roadsides, and waste areas with minimal care. It is an undemanding plant that self-seeds freely, making it useful for naturalised or wildlife-friendly planting schemes where it will attract pollinators throughout summer. Note that it contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids and should be kept away from livestock and not
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; tolerates dry conditions well and is prone to rot in waterlogged soils · Every 10-14 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
- Albania, Alberta, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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