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Cirsium heterophyllum, the melancholy thistle, is an erect spineless herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia, where it grows in upland meadows, grasslands, road verges and open woodland.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Cirsium
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-8
- Mature Height
- 1.07 m
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Purple, Lavender
- Flower Size
- 3.05 cm to 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Native Area
- Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Montenegro, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, Lithuania, Norway, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Romania, Latvia, Belgium, France
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Melancholy thistle en Common melancholy thistle
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