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Flower colour

Flower style:

Daisy like and double

Foliage colour

Foliage style:

Oval

Sun

Partial shade

Shade

Well drained

Moist well drained

Moist

Aquatic

Bog/marginal

Hardiness

Zone

Plant size:

25cm

15cm

Pilosella aurantiaca

See Hieracium aurantiacum

Hieracium aurantiacum

Scientific family:

Asteraceae

Type:

Herbaceous perennial

Garden style:

Cottage/informal, prairie/meadow or wildflower

Position:

Border or banks/slopes

Characteristics:

Invasive/self seed/suckering

Soil:

Clay, loam, sand or chalk

Wildlife:

Attracts butterflies

pH:

Acid, alkaline or neutral

Aspect:

North, east, south or west

Exposure:

Exposed or sheltered

Growth rate:

Vigorous

Shape:

Clump/mound forming

Maintenance:

Little or no maintenance

Description:

Pilosella aurantiaca is a wildflower of alpine Europe, with bright orange flowers, and clusters of green flowerbuds, held under the open flowers. Seeds are borne in fluffy round heads, smaller than those of the dandelion. Leaves are a bluey-dark green, oval to lance shaped, with hairs on the leaves and the stems.

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by plantify.co.uk

Last updated 15 Jun 2012

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