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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 15-30 cm
Plant Spread: 30 cm
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Foliage, stems, buds are thickly covered in long white hairs, giving a silvery appearance.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: indoors: max. 15°C
Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds very thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Shaggy Hawkweed

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-07-08
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2013-06-11
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2013-06-11
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2013-06-11
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-10-31
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-08-26
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2013-06-30
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-05-24
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Neat! by wcgypsy Jun 13, 2013 1:17 PM 1

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