| Shape | Erect. |
| Landscape | Ornamental use or in naturalization projects. |
| Cultivation | Moist, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soils. Drought tolerant. |
| Pests | Watch for snails, slugs and cutworms. |
| Habitat | Fields, pastures, waste areas and roadsides. |
| Leaf Description | Lower lance-shaped, dandelion-like, basal leaves. 7 - 15 cm long and are variously toothed, cut or lobed. Upper stem leaves are smaller with clasping bases. Taproot exudes a milky sap when cut. |
| Flower Description | Stalkless flowers hug rigid stems. 2 rows of involucral bracts (inner are longer and erect, outer are shorter and spreading). |
| Colour Description | The flowers are a blue but occasionally white or pink. The leaves are green. |
| Texture Description | The leaves have a rough-hairy surface. |
