Lapsana communis
Nipplewort
Nipplewort is an annual weed, native to open woods, hedgerows, and waste ground, common in the UK. Nipplewort is also a common garden weed. It flowers from early / mid Summer to early Autumn
Contributed by @SylviaDavies
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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All soil conditions
Common name
Nipplewort
Latin name
Lapsana communis
type
Annual
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
1.20 M
Lapsana communis
Nipplewort is an annual weed, native to open woods, hedgerows, and waste ground, common in the UK. Nipplewort is also a common garden weed. It flowers from early / mid Summer to early Autumn
Flowering
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Lapsana flowers from mid-summer through to early autumn. Yellow flowers appear at the top of long stems.
Propagating by seed
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Seeds can be collected from the pods formed after flowering. One stem yields an average of 500 achenes, and this number can rise to as much as 40,000. Seeds can be dropped onto the growing site.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant pot grown young plants into their growing site in early spring.
SylviaDavies