Scientific Name
Carduus muticus
Common Name
Thistle; Swamp thistle
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Biennial or perennial
Height:
1.5 to 6.5 feet
Flower/fruit:
Pink, deep lavender or white flowers; bracts are tomentose without spines
Flowering Season:
Spring, summer, fall
Foliage:
Deeply lobed, elliptic to lanceolate leaves; tomentose below
Site:
Prefers moist soil; sun to partial shade; wet meadows, swamps, bogs, moist woods
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