Item Number: SNV7072
Strictly Medicinal Organic Milk Thistle
Strictly Medicinal Organic Milk Thistle
Naturalizes Easily
Milk Thistile Silybum marianum
Annual or overwintering annual, native to the Mediterranean and widely naturalized. Giant, shiny-leaved plant with distinct white variegations, producing bright purple flowers that give way to hefty brown-black seeds.
Certified organic, 50 seeds per packet
Photo by H. Zell
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Description
Description
Milk Thistile Silybum marianum
Annual or overwintering annual, native to the Mediterranean and widely naturalized. Giant, shiny-leaved plant with distinct white variegations, producing bright purple flowers that give way to hefty brown-black seeds.
Certified organic, 50 seeds per packet
Photo by H. Zell
Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Shipping Weight: 0.01 lb
Dimensions: 5.0"L x 2.625"W x 0.1"H
Features
Features
- Attracts Bees/Butterflies
- Does Not Require Support
- Open-Pollinated
- Plant Spreads
- Requires Summer Water
Characteristics
Characteristics
Planting & Care
Planting & Care
Soil & Water: Prefers full sun and regular garden soil or poor soil. Requires consistent moisture.
Planting & Growing: Sow seeds about 1/2" deep. Germination in 1 to 3 weeks. Thin plants to 3 ft apart.
Harvesting & Storage: Harvest seed heads when purple flowers dry to white fluff. Wear gloves, cut off the partially dried capitulae and drop in a bucket, further dry in the sun for a few days, then wail with a stick until the seedhead is well broken apart, and screen and wind winnow until you get pure seed.
Useful Information
Useful Information
Guarantee
Guarantee
