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There are not many lawn weeds with a bright orange flower. The most common of these is orange hawkweed.

Find out more about this beautiful little wildflower in these blog posts.

Orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca)

A stem of Orange Hawkweed buds and flowers

Orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca, previously called: Hieracium aurantiacum) is a small sized, broad-leaved lawn weed. It’s a common plant in neglected lawns all over the UK. It is also referred to as Fox-and-cubs, Tawny Hawkweed or the Devil’s Paintbrush and is probably my favourite flower of all of the lawn weeds that I come across due to its… Read More »