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Milk Thistle - Plant

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Description

Silybum marianum

The plant is an erect annual with simple branches. One particular feature about this sow thistle is that most of the plant is smooth and glabrous - without any hair or bristles.

The stem is hollowed, and have a milky sap and its lower part usually gets a purple-brown colour later in spring. The leaves differ according age.

Plant Specifications

*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name Silybum marianum
Maximum Reachable Height 3.00 to 5.00 feet
Flower Colour purple-brown colour
Bloom Time July to August
Difficulty Level easy to grow

Planting and care

It is easy to look after Milk thistle and other members of the Silybum plant genus; They can tolerate dry ands wet soils, so just let them be. However they may become weedy, so it is best to deadhead the flowers before they set seed, and to remove any unwanted thistle plants.

Milk Thistle care

When starting off outdoors the seeds of Silybum species such as milk thistle should be sown at a depth of 3 mm either in early summer (Silybum biennials) or just after the last frost of spring (annual Silybum).
Milk thistles can grow in either sunny or lightly shaded areas of the garden and the soil type is not to important.If starting Milk thistle off indoors then do so about two months before they are due to be transplanted outdoors (transplant biennials in late summer.

Sunlight Full sun
Watering Medium
Soil well-drained soil
Temperature 60F
Fertilizer Apply any organic fertilizer

Milk Thistle special feature

The name milk thistle comes from the more obvious features of the plant, both the milk-like splotches of white covering the leaves of the plant, as well as its .

Milk Thistle uses

Ornamental Use:

  • plant presenting decorative leaves with
  • The plant is sometimes also used as a decorative element in gardens, and its dried flower heads may be used for the decoration of dry bouquets

Medicinal Use:

  • Plant is useful in liver diseases
  • Leaves and roots are used in indegestion as febrifuge; stem is used as sedative, tonic; root extract is used in ointments for ulcers and wounds
  • Gum produced by evaporating latex is used for ascites and hydrothorax

Culinary Use:

  • Milk thistle has very attractive white-veined dark green leaves and purple flowers, but its biennial growth pattern and inclination to spread aggressively make it difficult for placement in gardens

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is another name for a Milk Thistle ?

Milk Thistle is commonly known as Silybum marianum

How tall do Milk Thistle grow?

On average Milk Thistle grows 3.00 to 5.00 feet

What color are Milk Thistle ?

A Milk Thistle plant bears flowers of color purple-brown colour

When Milk Thistle blooms?

With enough light, Milk Thistle may produce purple-brown colour flowers in July to August

How hard is Milk Thistle to grow?

A Milk Thistle is easy to grow

How much sunlight does a Milk Thistle need?

A Milk Thistle prefers Full sun

How much water does a Milk Thistle need?

A Milk Thistle prefers watering Medium

What kind of soil does a Milk Thistle need?

A Milk Thistle prefers well-drained soil

What temperature does a Milk Thistle like?

A Milk Thistle prefers 60°F

How often should I fertilize my Milk Thistle ?

To encourage Milk Thistle growth, Apply any organic fertilizer

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This plant is one of the easiest to grow and requires no extra attention.

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