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Onopordon

Scottish Thistle Seed

Onopordum acanthium

£5.00 inc. VAT

Onopordum acanthium

Scottish Thistle, the emblem of Scotland! Leaves looking as though they’re covered in cotton wool. Purple thistle flowers in summer and early autumn. As with all thistles, great for insects.

Seed from Shropshire

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Description

Onopordum acanthium

The Scottish Thistle is a fantastic, architectural biennial for the back of borders or as a security barrier! Not quite a native, but naturalised from Europe. In the first year seeds produce very grey, hairy rosettes of leaves which grow in the second year to over 2m tall. Both leaves and branched stems are white, hairy and fiercesomely spikey. Flowers mid to late summer, purple thistle heads sometimes over 5cm  diameter. Sow in autumn or spring in normal well drained soil, in sun or part shade. Lightly rake in.

 

 


			

					

				
	
Additional information




			

			Weight
			2.00 g
		

			

			Genus
			
Onopordon


		

			

			Size
			
Seed pack (approx 140 seeds)


		

			

			Family
			
Compositae


		

			

			Flowering Month
			
June, July


		

			

			Colour
			
purple


		

			

			Hardiness
			
Hardy


		

			

			Life Cycle
			
biennial


		

			

			Interest
			
flowers


		

			

			Wildlife
			
yes


		

			

			Requires
			
sun