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cobweb thistle

Handsome NATIVE and NON-WEEDY thistle. Forms a rosette of gray woolly and spiny leaves the first year. A biennial, flowering occurs the second year with tall spikes of showy maroon-red flowers with cobweb hairs on the bracts. A striking plant for sunny areas with good drainage. An excellent addition to the habitat garden where it attracts birds and butterflies.
cobweb thistle thistle seed head cirsium seed
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