Cirsium Eriophorum - Woolly Thistle

(Somerset)

Minimum Quantity: 1g

Maximum Quantity: 1g

Seeds per gram: 200

£3.00

  • £ / 1g : £ 3.00
  • £ / 10g : £ 8.70
  • £ / 100g : £ 80.00
  • £ / 1,000g :  —
  • £ / 10,000g :  —
Quantity (grams)
Subtotal
<1
£3.00
1 - 9
£3.00 per gram
10 - 99
£0.87 per gram
100+
£0.80 per gram
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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.