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Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun


3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Wildflower
Lifespan
Biennial
Flower
Each flower head contains numerous disc florets. Each disk floret is long and tubular and becomes divided into 5 long thread-like lobes giving it a hair-like appearance. The 1.5-2 inch flowers are pinkish-purple and occur solitary or in groups of 2-3. The bracts are stiff and rigid and have yellow-tipped spines. Blooms mid to late summer
Fruit
Achenes with large tufts of white hair.
Benefits
Attracts
Pollinators
Specialized Bees
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Taxonomy
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cirsium