Hieracium maculatum
Noble Hawkweed · Spotted Hawkweed

About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
- Flower
- YellowRead from the photograph on this page
- Native range
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czech Republic, Czechia-Slovakia and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Spotted hawkweed is a European plant that has been introduced to North America and is considered a weed in Canada. Wikipedia: Hieracium maculatum
This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.
Protocol 1
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty High
Start around March 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.
14% germination in 28 days.
Protocol 2
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Very high
Start around March 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 35 days to germinate.
7% germination in 35 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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