Hieracium Albiflorum

Hieracium Albiflorum Care

Hieracium Albiflorum

Other names: White-flowered Hawkweed

What is the plant

Pilosella albiflora (synonym Hieracium albiflorum) is a common and widespread North American plant in the sunflower family, known by the names white hawkweed and white-flowered hawkweed. Pilosella albiflora is found in forests and woodlands at low to moderate elevation. It is similar its relative the common dandelion, except for having more than one flower head per plant, sometimes 50 or more in a flat-topped array. Each head has 6-25 white (rather than yellow as in most related species) ray flowers but no disc flowers.

Invasive in North America.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

25°C - 34°C

Hardiness zone

10 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water only occasionally; during summer water can be done more often.
Sunlight
Best grown in full sun to part shade.
Soil
Perform well in most types of soil.

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Temperature
For best results, provide good air circulation, with temperatures between 65 (18 °C) to 75 F (23 °C) and nighttime temperatures between 50 t(10°C) to 60 F (15 °C).
Container
The plants do well in a container filled with a potting mix that drains quickly.
Additional
Decaying leaves of orange hawkweed produce chemicals that are toxic to and inhibit seed germination and the regeneration of other plants.