Musk thistle
Carduus nutans
In Dutch: Knikkende distel
Annuals & biennialsCollection: Native species
Size and growth
- Mature height
- 1,2 m
- Mature spread
- 0,5 m
Position and care
- Position
- sun
- Water needs
- low
- Evergreen
- partly
- Flower colour
- purple
- Climbs
- no
- Winter-hardy
- yes
- Bees & butterflies
- yes, a good nectar plant
- Hay fever
- not or weakly allergenic
- Poisonous
- no, as far as known
- Pricks or stings
- spiny leaves
- Maintenance
- low
Through the year
- Leaf
- all year
- Flower
- July to August
- Fruit
- July to September