How to grow Milk thistle growing and care:
Nothing special
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive
Planting season:
Spring in cold climate / Autumn in warm climate
Pests and diseases:
Powdery mildew
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
No need
Size of the plant?
0.5-1.8 m
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring in warm climate/ Summer in colder areas
General information about the flower
Purple and rarely white and even pink in the base of the flower there is spines
Pollination is done by:
Bees, butterfly +
Uses of Milk thistle flower:
Cooked
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn to winter in hardiness zone 10-11
How to harvest the leaves?
In the base of the leaf
Information about leaves:
Green leaves sometimes with white lines in the edge of the leaf there is spines.
Uses of Milk thistle leaves:
Cooked, salad
Edible roots
Information about Milk thistle root:
White root with brownish peel,
When to pull up Milk thistle root:
Summer
Uses of Milk thistle root:
Cooked
Scientific name:
Silybum marianum
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Biennial plant, Herbaceous
Plant Uses: Colored leaves, Edible plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water, Small amounts of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color: White leaves
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, Purple flower, White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Bud, Edible leaves, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked, Salad
