Hound's Ear Bupleurum rotundifolium
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- bew-PLUR-rum ro-tun-dih-FOH-lee-um
- Description
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Hare's Ear is an annual in the carrot family possible from Asia grown in the garden for the unusual flowers and nice foliage. They make good cut flowers for flower arrangements. Blooming occurs from summer to fall.
Grow in average moist to dry well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. Growing 1-2 feet tall, they can be used in the front to middle of the flower border. They will self-seed if not deadheaded.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Griffithii'
Chartreuse color
- 'Griffithii'
- 'Griffithii'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Griffithii'
Chartreuse color
- 'Griffithii'
- 'Griffithii'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Bupleurum
- Species:
- rotundifolium
- Family:
- Apiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, Asia
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Tiny and do not open when ripe.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Good Dried
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Yellow-green striking flowers with 5 radial petals in an umbel.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Blue green leaves are speared through by the stem (perfoliate), simple, alternate, entire margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
