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Pilosella aurantiaca
Also called Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, King Devil, Orange Red King Devil, Devil's Paint Brush, Grim The Collier, Venus' Paint Brush
Fox and cubs is a low-growing European perennial with orange flowers that is widely grown in wildflower gardens to attract pollinators. It is invasive in parts of North America, New Zealand and Australia, so plant it with care.
Pilosella aurantiaca (fox-and-cubs, orange hawkweed, devil's paintbrush, and historically grim-the-collier) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to mountainous regions of Europe and has been widely introduced elsewhere, where it is invasive in parts of North America, New Zealand, and Australia.
P. aurantiaca is widely grown as an ornamental plant in gardens for its very decorative flowers. It is often used in wildflower gardens because its bright orange flowers are highly attractive to a wide array of pollinators.
Pilosella aurantiaca is native to parts of Europe (central, eastern, northern, southeastern and southwestern). It is widely naturalized elsewhere, including other parts of Europe such as Great Britain and Ireland, Central Asia, Canada, many states in the United States, Japan and New South Wales.
Fox and cubs has a long history of use in the folk medicine of Europe, in which it has been used in preparations believed to benefit a variety of diseases, including respiratory infections, digestive problems, and skin conditions. The leaves have also been used to prepare a tisane believed to have tranquilising and sleep-inducing properties. Herbal teas prepared from the leaves and flowers are credited with having diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. The plant itself is believed to have some value in the treatment of cancer and has also been employed as a natural remedy for the control of blood sugar levels and the treatment of high blood pressure.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pilosella aurantiaca 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.
