Hypochoeris maculata
| Hypochoeris maculata | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Hypochoeris maculata (common name: spotted hawkweed)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
If you have sufficient seed it can be sown outdoors in situ in the spring.
Cultivation: Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position, growing well on chalky soils.
Range: Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to the Pyrenees, N. Italy and Balkans.
Habitat: Calcareous pastures and grassy cliffs[1]. A rare and decreasing plant in Britain[1].
Edibility: Young leaves - raw or cooked[2][3][4]. They are occasionally added to salads or boiled in broths[5].
Pollinators: Bees, flies
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Wind: Tolerates strong winds
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.