A splendid feature plant. In its first year forms a rosette of huge spiny leaves, copiously felted with white down. The towering flower stem is statuesque, carved out of stiff white felt, topped with pale lilac thistle flowers. A biennial, seeding freely. Midsummer to autumn. A native of the East Anglian Brecks.
Onopordum acanthium
Cotton thistle, scotch thistle
Details
| Aspect | Full sun |
| Flower Colour | Pink | Purple |
| Flowering Period | Jul | Aug | Sep |
| Foliage | Not evergreen |
| Goes Well With | Cistus, Erigeron, Stachys |
| Growth Habit | Clump-forming |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy |
| Height | 3m |
| Soil | Light, well-drained |
| Spread | 1m |
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