About
Crepis incana is a perennial herb that grows up to 30 cm in height. It develops a rosette of greyish-green, serrated leaves and produces clusters of light pink flower heads that reach about 3 cm in diameter.
About the genus
Crepis species can be found as either annuals or perennials. They exhibit leaves that are either simple or pinnately lobed, and produce flower heads resembling those of dandelions, which can appear singly or on branched, open stems.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- S & SE Greece
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in any well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in an open frame as soon as ripe or from seed sown in spring at 15°C (59°F). Should self-seed freely. Root cuttings from lateral roots, not tap roots, in winter
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free