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Hypochaeris sessiliflora
Hypochaeris sessiliflora, the chikku chikku, is a small perennial herb of the daisy family from the high Andes, rarely more than 13 cm tall, grown mainly as a curiosity by alpine enthusiasts. It needs cool, bright, well-drained conditions and is not a common garden or houseplant.
Hypochaeris sessiliflora, the chikku chikku, is a South American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is a terrestrial herb of high Andean forest to high altitude páramo (2,500–4,500 m).
Hypochaeris sessiliflora is a small plant rarely more than 13 cm tall. Flowers are usually yellow or white, rarely purple or orange. Each head contains about 25 ray flowers but no disc flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hypochaeris sessiliflora 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.
