Cirsium palustre
| Cirsium palustre | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Life Cycle: | Biennial |
| Height: | 5' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Early Fall |
| Meadows Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Shelter | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Cirsium palustre (common name: marsh thistle)
Propagation: Seed - sow early spring or autumn in situ. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 8 weeks at 20°c[1].
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, it succeeds in a sunny position in any ordinary garden soil so long as it is moist[2]. Tolerant of light shade, succeeding in woodlands[3].
A good bee and butterfly plant[3].
Range: Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and west to N. Africa and W. Asia
Habitat: Damp soils in meadows and woodland[4][3].
Edibility: Leaves and young shoots - raw or cooked[5][6][7].
Stems - raw or cooked like asparagus or rhubarb[8][4][9][5][10][11]. The flower stalks are peeled and eaten raw or cooked[7].
Usage: The seed fluff is used as a tinder[12].
The seed of all species of thistles yields a good oil by expression[8]. No details of potential yields etc are given[K].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, lepidoptera, beetles, self
Habit: Biennial
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Wind: Tolerates maritime wind exposure
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Carduus palustris.
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References
- ↑ Bird, Alfred. Growing from Seed Volume 4. Thompson and Morgan, 1990.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mabey, Richard. Food for Free. Collins, 1974.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Larkcom, Joy. Salads all the Year Round. Hamlyn, 1980.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of Europe. Oxford University Press, 1969.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Loewenfeld, Claire and Philippa Back. Britain's Wild Larder. David and Charles.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Sowerby, John. The Useful Plants of Great Britain. 1862.
- ↑ Coon, Nelson. The Dictionary of Useful Plants. Rodale Press, 1975.