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Asteraceae
Stemless carline thistle
Carlina acaulis
Also known as Dwarf carline thistle, Carlina acaulis, Carline thistle, Carlina officinalis
Native Plants · Thistle · Alpine · Wildflower · Drought-Adapted · Rockery · Perennial · European · Native · Pollinator · Medicinal
Stemless carline thistle is a tough alpine perennial that thrives in well-drained, poor soils with full sun to part shade. It requires very little maintenance once established and is highly drought-adaptable in rocky or gravelly conditions. Avoid overwatering or rich soils, which can cause root rot and reduce its characteristic compact rosette form.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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