Rough Hawkbit -leontoden hispidus – grows best within dry grasslands and is well suited to chalk and limestone soils on sites where there is plenty of sunlight. In gardens it can be introduced into patches of dry grass and will attract a variety of insects including bees. Rough Hawkbit is a low growing species similar to the dandelion and has yellow flowers that appear from June to September. It looks best growing with other chalk and limestone plants that flower in early to mid summer such as Oxeye daisies, Greater Knapweed, Kidney Vetch, Hoary Plantain and Small Scabious.
ROUGH HAWKBIT Seeds
How to grow Rough Hawkbit Seeds
Rough Hawkbit seeds should be sown in spring or autumn, either outside, where they are to flower, or in seed trays and covered lightly with compost. Rough Hawkbit seeds are usually easy to germinate and the seedlings, which are quick to develop, can be pricked out and grown on, for planting out later in the year.type - perennial,
colour - Yellow,
height - 25 to 75cms,
flowering months - June, July, August, September,
habitat - Chalk and Limestone Grassland,
Attracts Butterflies, Bees