Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 111

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Genus en: Globe thistle

# spp.: 218 (from genus_families table) | 3 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Asteraceae

Family ja: キク

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Distribution en: Old temp. to trop.

Description en: Genus of about 120 species of perennials, biennials, and annuals found in hot, gravelly slopes and dry grassland from C. and S. Europe to C. Asia, India, and the mountains of tropical Africa. Globe thistles have simple, entire or pinnatifid to pinnatisect, spiny foliage, usually greyish white and woolly. They bear spherical, white, grey, or blue, terminal flowerheads with bristly bracts. Undemanding plants, they are suitable for a large border or wild garden. They are also good for cutting and drying.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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Propagation en: Sow seed in a seedbed in mid-spring. Divide perennials from autumn to spring, or insert root cuttings in winter.

Pests en: Susceptible to infestation by aphids.

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Comment ja: ヒゴタイ，ルリタマアザミ

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