Inconnu - Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Plant Names
Hackelia virginiana
Virginia Stickseed
Hackélia de Virginie
Synonyms
beggar's-lice
bardanette de Virginie
hackélie de Virginie
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jun - Aug
Hauteur max: 4,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet
Light Condition:
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Bisannuel
des plantes qui mettront deux ans à fleurir, puis mourront
Gardener Experience:
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for woodland gardens
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates limestone conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant produces burs
This plant produces burs
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Virginiana Stickseed is a valuable pollinator plant, but its tiny, sticky seeds are very difficult to remove from pet fur and clothing. It is adaptable to different growing conditions, proliferates easily, and may become weedy. This makes it better suited for naturalized areas where there is little human or pet activity. It is a good choice for when there is excessive herbivore activity in the area.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Hackelia virginiana
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Hackelia virginiana
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain Grass)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/8 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.