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Cirsium altissimum

tall thistle

Species Record #: gw1009874

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Botanical Information:

Genus: Cirsium

Family: Compositae

Author: (L.) Hill

Synonyms: Carduus altissimus; Cirsium altissimum var. biltmoreanum

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Remarks:
Wonderful native thistle; attracts all kinds of butterflies, bees, etc during its spectacular late-season bloom. A big plant that needs to be grown in a naturalized situation. Leaves are silver-white underneath and are not as prickly as exotic thistles. It's a biennial, so make sure it reseeds.

    by GeoffB

Ratings
overall8.0
how easy  8.0
flower10.0
foliage7.0
propagaten/a
fragrancen/a
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