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Asteraceae
Distaff thistle
Carthamus lanatus
Also known as Carthamus lanatus, Yellow distaff thistle, Safflower thistle, Onobroma lanata
Native Plants · Thistle · Asteraceae · Wildflower · Pollinator · Full Sun · Drought Tolerant · Mediterranean · Carthamus · Meadow · Spiny
Distaff thistle is a sun-loving plant that thrives in poor, well-drained soils with minimal watering once established. Plant in a sunny location and avoid overwatering or rich soils, which can cause excessive vegetative growth. It is a hardy plant well suited to wildflower meadows and pollinator gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Arizona, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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