Milk thistle
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A plant of the Asteraceae family, the thistle has large, thick, spiny leaves striped with white. Its flowers are a striking mauve.
The seeds are known for their medicinal properties for the liver.
Annual. Reaches 75 cm in height.
Indoor sowing: Start sowing 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost for earlier flowering.
Germination: 7 days. Temperature above 20 ° C.
Outdoor transplant: When the soil has warmed up and the risk of frost has passed.
Exposure: Full sun or partial shade.
Maturity: 90 days.
Seed origin: Unknown. The seeds had been part of our seed bank for some time.
Open-pollinated seeds grown locally and naturally!