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Asteraceae
Viper's grass
Scorzonera humilis
Also known as Viper's herb, Scorzonera, Black salsify, Podospermum scorzoneroides
Native Plants · Perennial · Meadow · Wildflower · Asteraceae · Scorzonera · European Native · Edible Root · Cottage Garden · Low Maintenance
Viper's grass thrives in moist, well-drained soil with full sun to partial shade, making it well suited for meadow or cottage gardens. Water regularly during the growing season but avoid soggy conditions. This hardy perennial requires little maintenance once established and can be left largely to naturalize.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- 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
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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