Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- SIR-see-um hor-id-YOO-lum hor-id-YOO-lum
- Description
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Common Yellow Thistle is a biennial found in disturbed areas, roadsides and woodlands.
Best for meadows and natural areas.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cirsium
- Species:
- horridulum
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Biennial
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Weed
- Wildflower
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Displays from June to September
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Blooms from March to June.
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
- Weedy
