Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Carolina Desert-Chicory

Carolina Desert-chicory is an annual weed that flowers from Spring to first frosts. It has yellow flowers on tall stems (up to 50 cms.), and the heads face the sun. The leaves are deeply lobed

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
All soil conditions

plant information

Common name

Carolina Desert-Chicory

Latin name

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

type

Annual

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

All soil conditions
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Carolina Desert-Chicory is 0.30meters x 0.50meters

0.30 M 0.50 M

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Carolina Desert-chicory is an annual weed that flowers from Spring to first frosts. It has yellow flowers on tall stems (up to 50 cms.), and the heads face the sun. The leaves are deeply lobed

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Pyrrhopappus seed carries some distance on the wind thus often appears in established garden beds. Young plants can be carefully dug up and replanted in growing beds where the flowers and or leaves can be easily harvested.

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