Common Cat's-ear

Common Cat's-ear Hypochaeris Radicata

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What is the plant

H. radicata is a rosette-forming, deciduous perennial with hairy, oblong, shallowly lobed, mid-green leaves and branched, leafless stems bearing dandelion-like, bright yellow flower heads from summer to early autumn.

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Humidity

Normal

Lightening

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

4 - 8

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

Invasive

Weed

Water
It prefers dry or moist soil.
Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade.
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.

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Temperature
It is hardy to zone (UK) 5 and is not frost tender. I
Popularity
51 people already have this plant 24 people have added this plant to their wishlists

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