Hairy cat's-ear (Hypochoeris radicata)
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −28.9 °C
Cultivation
Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position or light shade. Another report says that it dislikes shade. A common lawn weed.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame and only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. If you have sufficient seed it can be sown outdoors in situ in the spring.
Edible uses
Young leaves - raw or cooked like spinach.
Medicinal uses
Pectoral.
Habitat
Meadws and dry pastures, grassy dunes, waysides and open woods.
Native range
Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to N. Africa and western Asia.
Scientific synonyms Hypochaeris radicata