rough hawkbit
Scientific name: Leontodon hispidus
Family: Asteraceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: June to September
Height: 10 to 50cm
Growing conditions: full sun, well-drained, alkaline soils
Nectar source for: many bees
Food source for:
Description
A perennial plant smelling strongly and sweetly of honey when expanded in the full sunshine. Rough Hawkbit is a little bit of a slow grower and can get outdone in very good soil with a lot of competition.
How to identify: Each flower is on a long, leafless stem. The leaves, stem and buds are covered in numerous hairs. The leaves have a winged stalk. The solitary flower heads are 25 to 40 mm and are bright yellow, the outer rays orange or reddish beneath.
How to propagate:
Family: Asteraceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: June to September
Height: 10 to 50cm
Growing conditions: full sun, well-drained, alkaline soils
Nectar source for: many bees
Food source for:
Description
A perennial plant smelling strongly and sweetly of honey when expanded in the full sunshine. Rough Hawkbit is a little bit of a slow grower and can get outdone in very good soil with a lot of competition.
How to identify: Each flower is on a long, leafless stem. The leaves, stem and buds are covered in numerous hairs. The leaves have a winged stalk. The solitary flower heads are 25 to 40 mm and are bright yellow, the outer rays orange or reddish beneath.
How to propagate: