General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 50-80 cm
Plant Spread: 30-40 cm
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds very thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root

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Common names
  • Orange Hawkweed
  • Devil's Paintbrush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. aurantiaca
  • Synonym: Hieracium aurantiacum

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Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-16

Date: 2015-05-31
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-16

Date: 2015-05-31
Uploaded by Jai_Ganesha
Location: Kingston Lake, U.P. of MI
Date: 2017-07-08
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-08-21
Location: Chain Lake Resort, just outside Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, British Columbia
Date: 2016-07-28
# Pollinator  This hawkweed is an invasive non-native, likely wit
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Kingston Lake, U.P. of MI
Date: 2017-07-08
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-16
Location: Saint Helena Isle, St. Ignace, MI
Date: 2016-09-04
Location: Saint Helena Isle, St. Ignace, MI
Date: 2016-09-04
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-06-06
Location: Nature Reserve Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-10-12
Location: Canada
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-16
Location: Vermont
Date: 2014-06-16
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-06-23

Date: 2018-06-09

Date: 2018-06-09
Uploaded by sooby
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-06-06
Location: Nature Reserve Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-08-21
Location: Canada
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Aug 6, 2016 2:52 PM concerning plant:
    Non-native invasive in Washington, Class B (do not allow to reseed). I've never seen one on properties we own in either Snohomish or Okanogan Counties, but did snap a photo farther north in southern British Columbia. It's quite a striking plant. It can overwhelm pastures and reduce forage for livestock and wildlife. Plants can be hand-pulled or dug out.

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