General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 4-10 inches (12-25cm)
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Mauve
Purple
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Offsets
Pollinators: Self
Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Stemless Thistle
  • Dwarf Thistle
  • European Stemless Thistle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cirsium acaule
  • Synonym: Cirsium acaulon

Photo Gallery
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-03-13

photo by ghislain118
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-05-09

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