species
Cirsium vulgare
Bull thistle · Common thistle · Scottish thistle · Spear thistle
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Cirsium vulgare belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Bull thistle, Common thistle, Scottish thistle or Spear thistle, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Native
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