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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 6 feet
Fruit: Other: Oblong 4-angled pod containing numerous seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: 3 to 4 inch cylindrical spike consisting of hundreds of tiny white blooms.
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Cut-Leaved Teasel

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Location: Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2013-07-21
Dipsacus laciniatus - Florets are all white, including the pollen
Location: Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2013-07-21
This white blooming teasel is less common locally than the purple
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2023-09-01
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2013-07-08

Date: 2021-08-16
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-06-17
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-02-27
Location: Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2013-07-21
Dipsacus laciniatus stalks that had grown up to seven feet tall.
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-06-22

Date: 2021-08-16
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-06-17

Date: 2021-08-16

Date: 2021-08-16

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