Description: This listing if for 25 fresh seeds(2023 harvest) for 2024 season Purple Spear Thistle / Bull Thistle non-GMO. Plant The top 10% of the largest plants with the largest flower blooms have been selected and separated for these seeds. Get the largest plants and flowers with the best selective genetics. Item will ship via USPS first class Cirsium vulgare, the spear thistle, bullthistle, or common thistle, is a species of the Asteraceae genusCirsium, native throughout most of Europe, Western Asia, andnorthwestern Africa. And flourishes throughout the United Stateswithout any invitation. It was introduced to the UnitedStates in the early 1800s, when the seeds were accidentally mixedinto food crop seeds on vessels arriving to the US. The purple bull thistle (cirsium vulgare) is a biennial plant that belongs to the asteraceae (sunflower) family. The bull thistle has pinkish violet to purple flowers, which produces a product known as the thistledown. (as shown in our photo's) The flowers attract bees because they like to suck on the heavy pollen,so if you need bees to pollinate other plants, than the Bull Thistle can be pretty useful. It can also be useful to create a barrier to keep out intruders. The taproots are also good for the soil ecology.The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators.It was rated in the top 10 for most nectar production (nectar perunit cover per year) in a UKplants survey conducted by the AgriLand project which is supported bythe UK Insect Pollinators Initiative.[9]Marsh thistle, Cirsiumpalustre, was rankedin first place while this thistle was ranked in sixth place. It alsowas a top producer of nectar sugar in another study in Britain,ranked third with a production per floral unitInformation Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirsium_vulgare Edible Parts Bull thistle root can be eaten and is best used when mixed with other vegetables. Young flower stems can be cooked and young leaves can be eaten in a salad or tossed into a sauté. The prickles MUST BE removed from the leavesbefore the leaves can be eaten! Many blogs and webs ites have details on the medicinal benefits of this plant. Source (not associated with this listing) https://foragerchef.com/edible-thistles/ Disclaimer– These seeds are not for human consumption.We do not advocate the consumption of this plant or it's seed in anyway. It is not being sold with the intent for the consumer to eat,smoke or extract any chemical properties and/or use it for any medical treatments, it will not be sold to anyone that wants to use it for any type of consumption. Our seeds are sold strictly to grow beautiful Bull Thistle flowers in your garden. Buyer responsible for knowing their state's/areas rules on Bull Thistle. Buyer agrees to make payment withing 3 days of purchased via ebay approved method. All items are sold asis no returns per ebay policy recommendations. Please ask questions before bidding. Thanks for looking!
Price: 4.99 USD
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
End Time: 2024-07-11T20:24:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Plant Type: asteraceae
Climate: Arid, Highland, Humid Continental, Marine West Coast, Cold, Dry, Sub-tropical, Temperate, Tropical
Common Name: Bull Thistle or Spear Thistle
Color: Green, Pink, Purple
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Growth Habit: branching upright
Country of Manufacture: United States
Plant Habit: Like a Small Thorned upright Single Stem Branching Plant
Soil Type: Peat, Saline, Sand, Normal to Sandy, Poor and Dry Soil, Neutral or Even Rocky
Brand: Unbranded
Soil pH: Neutral to Poor
Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer
Type: Herb Seeds
Life Cycle: Perennial
Watering: Light
Genus: Cirsium
Sunlight: Full Sun, Low Sun, Medium Sun, Partial Shade
Features: Air Purifying, Cold Resistant, Deciduous, Draught Resistant, Evergreen, Fast Growing, Flowering
Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States