Fox and Cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca) Plant

Now here's a foxy flower- literally! Bearing fuzzy-looking, monarch orange flowers with brush-like edges, with stems covered in black hairs, it's easy to compare this low-maintenance wildflower to a fox leaving its den- and the clusters of new flowers which open beneath it to its shy, newborn litter of cubs!

• Type: Perennial
• Height: 15-30cm
• Flowers: June-September
• Soil requirement: Well-drained
• Light requirement: Full sun or partial shade
• Natural habitat: Meadows, embankments, road verges, stony wasteland
• Also known as: Devil's Paintbrush, Golden Mouse Ear, Grim-the-Collier