Plumed Thistle

Plumed Thistle - Cirsium echinocephalum = Lamyra echinocephala.
Decorative and deciduous perennial for rock garden from the Asteraceae family.
Flower colour: red-violet.
Foliage: marbled.
Flowering plant height: 20-40 cm.
Baskets of inflorescences terminal, large, 4-5 cm long, broadly cylindrical. The flowers are dark pink or purple, up to 3-3.5 cm in diameter.
Natural flowering period: July - September.
Winter hardiness zones: Z5-Z8.
Soil Requirements: dry, well-drained.
Usage: suitable for cutting.


Plumed Thistle. Bot. syn.: Ptilostemon, Lamira, Lamyra echinocephala (Willd.) Tamamsch.