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Woolly Thistle – Cirsium eriophorum

£1.00

(Somerset)

Please note: We do not export outside of the UK.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

£ / 1g : £ 3.00

£ / 10g : £ 8.20

£ / 100g : £ 74.80

£ / 1000g : £ 680.00

Seeds per gram : 110

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Description

At up to 1.5m tall and with a flower head 7cm across Woolly thistle is our tallest and most impressive native thistle. Apart from its size it can also be recognized by its reddish purple flower backed by a large globular head of spiny bracts covered in woolly hairs. Flowering occurs throughout July to September.

Habitat Information

Woolly thistle is a tall, native perennial of limestone, chalk or lime rich clays. Usually found on dry, neglected habitats such as un-grazed grasslands, open scrub or woodland edges it can occasionally by found on more disturbed ground such as quarry sites.

Growing Information

Can be sown any time of the year.

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