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
Blooming Seasons |
- Spring flowers
- Summer flowers
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Edible Parts |
- Edible Bud
- Edible leaves
- Edible Roots
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Culinary uses |
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Flower colors |
- Pink flower
- Purple flower
- White flower
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Climate |
- Desert Climate
- Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
- Temperate Climate
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Harvest Season |
- Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
- Winter harvest
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Leaf color |
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Ornamental parts |
- Ornamental flower
- Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed |
- Average growing plants
- Fast growing plants
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Plant life-form |
- Annual plant
- Biennial plant
- Herbaceous
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Plant Uses |
- Colored leaves
- Edible plants
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season |
- Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
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Plants sun exposure |
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Watering plants |
- Regularly water
- Small amounts of water
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Hardiness zone |
- Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 6
- Hardiness zone 7
- Hardiness zone 8
- Hardiness zone 9
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