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common ragwort

Senecio jacobaea

Genus: Senecio
Family: Asteraceae
Common Names: benweed, binweed, boliaum, cankerweed, common ragweed, fairy's horse, fellon weed, felon weed, keddledock, kettledock, ragweed, ragwort, Saracen's compass, St James' weed, St James' wort, staggerwort, starwort, stinking Willy, tansy ragwort, yellow tops, fireweed [3]

About this plant

An upright biennial or short-lived perennial capable of reaching 1.5m tall, though often much less, with deeply lobed, dark green leaves, often overwintering as a low rosette, and large, flat-topped clusters of yellow, daisy-like flowers from mid-summer to mid-autumn

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows naturally in grassland and waste ground, on roadsides and sand dunes. A problem weed in pasture as it is poisonous to horses and cattle, but otherwise a good plant for wildlife. See Ragwort

Pruning

Cut down spent flowers to prevent self-seeding

Propagation

Spreads readily by seed, also by offsets and root fragments

Pests

May be susceptible to cinnabar moth caterpillars

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesWildflower Meadow

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Clump FormingClimbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years