About
Cirsium heterophyllum 'Pink Blush' is a robust perennial that forms dense clumps and features elongated, slender, dark green foliage with a soft, white fuzz beneath. In mid- to late summer, it produces large thistle-like blooms that are primarily white, accented by bright purple-pink anthers, all held aloft on sturdy, hairy stems.
About the genus
Cirsium includes both biennial and perennial species characterized by their spiny foliage and distinctive thistle-like flower heads.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Best in moist but well-drained soil in full sun, but can tolerate some shade and some dryness
- Pruning
- If self-seeding is a problem then cut back hard after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free, though may be susceptible to powdery mildews