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CHUXAY GARDEN 15 Seeds Silybum Marianum,Milk Thistle,Blessed Milkthistle,Mary Thistle,Scotch Thistle Annual Flowering Plant Beautiful Herb Plants
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CHUXAY GARDEN 15 Seeds Silybum Marianum,Milk Thistle,Blessed Milkthistle,Mary Thistle,Scotch Thistle Annual Flowering Plant Beautiful Herb Plants

HARDINESS ZONE.6-9 GROW.Milk thistle has low soil requirements and is drought resistant. The optimal pH ranges from 5.5 to 7.6, but a wide range is acceptable. The seeds are directly sown into the soil with a sowing depth of 1 to 1.5 cm. For germination, a minimal temperature of 2 °C is needed. WHEN TO PLANT.Sowing can be done in Autumn o…
HARDINESS ZONE.6-9 GROW.Milk thistle has low soil requirements and is drought resistant. The optimal pH ranges from 5.5 to 7.6, but a wide range is acceptable. The seeds are directly sown into the soil with a sowing depth of 1 to 1.5 cm. For germination, a minimal temperature of 2 °C is needed. WHEN TO PLANT.Sowing can be done in Autumn or in Spring, depending on the climate conditions. TALL.Milk thistle is an upright herb that can grow to be 30 to 200 cm (12 to 79 in) tall and has an overall conical shape.The approximate maximum base diameter is 160 cm (63 in). USE.Milk thistle is an adaptive crop with low requirements. It is mainly cultivated as a medicinal plant but it's also mentioned as a food source. Silybum marianum (blessed milk thistle) is a winter annual or biennial with prickly leaves (family Asteraceae). It is widely spread throughout California in overgrazed pastures and along fencelines and other disturbed areas. Blessed milk thistle produces tall, dense stands that outcompete native species. Milk thistle is an upright herb that can grow to be 30 to 200 cm (12 to 79 in) tall and has an overall conical shape.The approximate maximum base diameter is 160 cm (63 in). The stem is grooved and may be covered in a light cottony fuzz.The largest specimens have hollow stems.The flower heads are 4 to 12 cm long and wide, of red-purple colour. They flower from June to August in the North or December to February in the Southern Hemisphere (summer through autumn). The fruits are black achenes with a simple long white pappus, surrounded by a yellow basal ring.A long pappus acts as a "parachute", supporting seed dispersal by wind.
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HARDINESS ZONE.6-9 GROW.Milk thistle has low soil requirements and is drought resistant. The optimal pH ranges from 5.5 to 7.6, but a wide range is acceptable. The seeds are directly sown into the soil with a sowing depth of 1 to 1.5 cm. For germination, a minimal temperature of 2 °C is needed. WHEN TO PLANT.Sowing can be done in Autumn or in Spring, depending on the climate conditions. TALL.Milk thistle is an upright herb that can grow to be 30 to 200 cm (12 to 79 in) tall and has an overall conical shape.The approximate maximum base diameter is 160 cm (63 in). USE.Milk thistle is an adaptive crop with low requirements. It is mainly cultivated as a medicinal plant but it's also mentioned as a food source. Silybum marianum (blessed milk thistle) is a winter annual or biennial with prickly leaves (family Asteraceae). It is widely spread throughout California in overgrazed pastures and along fencelines and other disturbed areas. Blessed milk thistle produces tall, dense stands that outcompete native species. Milk thistle is an upright herb that can grow to be 30 to 200 cm (12 to 79 in) tall and has an overall conical shape.The approximate maximum base diameter is 160 cm (63 in). The stem is grooved and may be covered in a light cottony fuzz.The largest specimens have hollow stems.The flower heads are 4 to 12 cm long and wide, of red-purple colour. They flower from June to August in the North or December to February in the Southern Hemisphere (summer through autumn). The fruits are black achenes with a simple long white pappus, surrounded by a yellow basal ring.A long pappus acts as a "parachute", supporting seed dispersal by wind.