'Northern Hawkweed' or 'Few-leaved Hawkweed' This August-blooming plant is circumboreal in distribution. In North America, the plant can be found as far south as Colorado and Nebraska. Northern hawkweed grows from 7 inches to 3 feet tall, but this selction is said to grow 7-15 inches tall. Stems arise perennially from a short tough root stock. The alternate, lance-shaped leaves are up to 4 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. Leaves have a few coarse teeth and stout hairs along the margins About 40-100 tiny yellow flowers are grouped into heads about 1 inch wide and 1/2 inch tall. The flower heads form in loose terminal clusters atop nearly bare branches. Grow this plant in low, sandy spots in a prairie setting or in a open sandy woodland.
Zones 3-8
50 seeds
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