Milk thistle
- Product number: 354350
- Origin: Mediterranean region
- Latin: Silybum marianum
A true thistle with substantial prickles, but impressively beautiful from a distance. The glossy green, prickly leaves have white spots and veins. At the top are large lilac-pink flower heads, also surrounded by plenty of prickles. The total height of this annual plant is 1.5 meters. It has been cultivated for centuries as a medicinal herb for various liver ailments.
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Latin: Silybum marianum
Dutch: Mariadistel
English: Milk Thistle
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- Flower colour: Lilac flower heads
- Origin: Mediterranean region
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Silybum marianum
- Dutch: Milk thistle
- Also known as: Not applicable / Not available
- English: Milk Thistle
