About

This garden plant, reaching 20-80cm, with attractive form. It decorative features.

About the genus

Onopordum are are upright biennials with a basal rosette of simple or pinnately lobed, grey-hairy leaves and large, thistle-like, pink or purple flower-heads in summer

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, containers

Care notes

CultivationFertile well-drained soil
PruningTidy as needed
PropagationDivision or cuttings
Pest resistanceTrouble-free
Disease resistanceMonitor pests