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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Flodman's thistle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cirsium flodmanii
  • Synonym: Cirsium nebraskense var. discissum
  • Synonym: Cirsium oblanceolatum

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Location: Pawnee County, Nebraska
Date: 2012-07-11

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