Hieracium adenocladum Plant Care
Hieracium fastigiatum Fr.
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Pilosella officinarum (synonym Hieracium pilosella), known as mouse-ear hawkweed, is a yellow-flowered species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to Europe and northern Asia. It produces single, lemon-coloured inflorescences. Like most hawkweed species, it is highly variable and is a member of a species complex of several dozens of subspecies and hundreds of varieties and forms. It is an allelopathic plant.
Full sun to partial shade
At a glance
How do you care for Hieracium adenocladum?
Hieracium adenocladum grows best in full sun to partial shade.
Where Is the Hieracium adenocladum Native To?
- Albania
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- The Netherlands
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
What Is the Hieracium adenocladum?
Hieracium adenocladum (Hieracium fastigiatum) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Hieracium genus. Hieracium adenocladum is native to Europe and northern Asia. Hieracium adenocladum is also known as Hieracium agathanthum, Hieracium arvorum, Hieracium bauhinii.
Hieracium adenocladum displays a low rosette, clumping growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Hieracium adenocladum produces small yellow clustered flowers in flat-topped clusters.
What Light Does the Hieracium adenocladum Need?
Hieracium adenocladum thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Hieracium adenocladum?
Well-draining loamy soil with added organic matter. Good drainage is essential for Hieracium adenocladum to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Hieracium adenocladum?
Repot every 1-2 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Hieracium adenocladum?
Hieracium adenocladum can be propagated through seeds, division of offsets. Similar propagation techniques also apply to white-flowered hawkweed plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Hieracium adenocladum Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Hieracium adenocladum, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Hieracium adenocladum?
Hieracium adenocladum is susceptible to aphids, spider mites, leaf miners. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Hieracium adenocladum is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Hieracium genus โ compare its care with other Hieracium species on PlantoScan.
Hieracium is part of the Asteraceae plant family โ browse all Asteraceae genera and species.
Hieracium adenocladum thrives in bright light and direct sun โ see other bright-light plants.
More Hieracium Species
Other Hieracium species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Hieracium fastigiatum Fr., family Asteraceae (first published in Symb. Hist. Hierac. 119. 1848) โ World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Hieracium adenocladum, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks โ values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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