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Hieracium distendens

Hieracium distendens is a perennial hawkweed in the daisy family, native to Finland and northern European Russia. It is a wild herbaceous plant rarely grown in gardens, so care notes are general guidance for the genus.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water when the top of the soil feels dry; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil or a gritty garden mix.
Temperature
Hardy to cold northern winters; protect only in unusually harsh conditions.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Finland to NW. & N. European Russia

About

Hieracium distendens is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae.

Its native range is Finland to northern European Russia.

Other Hieracium plants

Rusby's Hawkweed · White hawkweed · Alpine hawkweed · Sticky Hawkweed · Silver Hawkweed · Southern hawkweed · Attenborough's Hawkweed · Baker's Hawkweed · Hieracium bifidum · Bolander's hawkweed · Hieracium caesiomurorum · Hieracium caesium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hieracium distendens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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