North of the Adirondacks
An Unusual Site Planted by a Blooming Looneytic
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Wildflowers
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Orange Hawkweed
Devil's Paintbrush Hieracium aurantiacum Orange Hawkweed is a naturalized alien with hairy leaves that form basal rosettes. Now common as a wildflower it is rare in garden settings. Competive in dry conditions Hawkweeds in bloom creates a low orange haze over many meadows in the north country.
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| Requirements:
Soil type - Sandy loam
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Characteristics:
Height - 1 to 2 ft.
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Yellow Hawkweed
King Devil
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Hieracium pratense
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| Yellow and Orange Hawkweeds spread by runners and can be found growing together. | |
