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Hyoseris radiata

Hyoseris radiata
Photo: Jeffrey Sciberras, CC BY 3.0

Hyoseris radiata is a low-growing Mediterranean and Canary Islands herb in the daisy family, with broad leaves and a compact habit. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, so its care is best matched to dry, sunny, free-draining conditions typical of its native range.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, free-draining soil.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Canary Is. (Gran Canaria), Medit.

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Hyoseris radiata is a species of herb in the family Asteraceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 23 cm.

Other Hyoseris plants

Maltese Hyoseris · Hyoseris scabra · Hyoseris

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hyoseris radiata 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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