Hieracium aurantiacum
Orange Hawkweed
Hieracium - hawkweeds - are perennials, usually with a tap root, basal rosette of leaves (sometimes toothed) and dandelion-like, yellow flowers in Summer. 'Orange Hawkweed' bears spikes of bright orange flowers in clusters.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Orange Hawkweed
Latin name
Hieracium aurantiacum
type
Perennial
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Hieracium aurantiacum
Hieracium - hawkweeds - are perennials, usually with a tap root, basal rosette of leaves (sometimes toothed) and dandelion-like, yellow flowers in Summer. 'Orange Hawkweed' bears spikes of bright orange flowers in clusters.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn
Hawkweed flowers from early Summer to first frosts or mid Autumn
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
If planting hawkweed, choose a sunny site in free-draining soil. Bear in mind that some types of hawkweed can be invasive, and self-seed freely.
Propagating
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Hawkweed is a vigorous self-seeder, and, once established, will spread seed freely. Getting rid of it may be more of a problem than getting it to reproduce! It can, however - if desired - be grown from seed in Spring by scattering seed in the desired site - in free-draining soil, and in full sun or partial shade.