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Silybum marianum, Blessed milkthistle

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Common names: Blessed milkthistle, Milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, Variegated thistle, Scotch thistle, Cardus marianus

Botanical name & synonyms:
Silybum marianum, Carduus lactifolius, Carduus mariae, Carduus marianus, Carduus versicolor, Carthamus maculatus, Centaurea dalmatica, Cirsium maculatum, Mariana lactea, Mariana mariana, Silybum maculatum, Silybum mariae, Silybum pygmaeum

Family:
Aster, daisy, sunflower (Asteraceae, Compositae)

  • native of Southern Europe to Asia

  • annual or biennial

  • 50 to 150cm

  • flower VI to IX

  • plant community: wasteland, steppe meadow, rock garden

  • medicinal plant

  • weight of 1000 seeds = 25 gram


Sow at 20ºC (68ºF), germinates in less than two weeks.

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