hogweed
Scientific name: Heracleum
Family: Apiaceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: May to August
Height: to 2m
Growing conditions: nitrogen-rich soils
Nectar source for: a range of insects
Food source for:
Description
A native, abundant plant. As a member of the carrot family (an umbellifer), it displays large, umbrella-like clusters of creamy-white flowers
How to identify: Hogweed displays large, white umbels of flowers, and has hollow, hairy stems. Its leaves are broad, hairy and divided. It is not as tall as giant hogweed.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed.
Family: Apiaceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: May to August
Height: to 2m
Growing conditions: nitrogen-rich soils
Nectar source for: a range of insects
Food source for:
Description
A native, abundant plant. As a member of the carrot family (an umbellifer), it displays large, umbrella-like clusters of creamy-white flowers
How to identify: Hogweed displays large, white umbels of flowers, and has hollow, hairy stems. Its leaves are broad, hairy and divided. It is not as tall as giant hogweed.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed.