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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 2 to 5 feet
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Pale yellow, sometimes tinged pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Cabbage Thistle

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Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria

Credit Alexey Sergeev
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria

Credit  Alexey Sergeev
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria
Date: 2018-07-22
Location: Appeltern
Date: 2020-07-17
Location: Appeltern
Date: 2020-07-17

Credit Alexey Sergeev
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