{"id":386,"date":"2020-02-25T10:50:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moongarden.co.uk\/wp01\/?post_type=product&#038;p=386"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:08:35","slug":"cirsium-heterophyllum","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.moongarden.co.uk\/wp01\/product\/cirsium-heterophyllum\/","title":{"rendered":"Cirsium heterophyllum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cirsium heterophyllum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name: Melancholy Thistle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Synonym:\u00a0<em><u>Cirsium\u00a0helenioides<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplied as bare root perennial.\u00a0You will receive enough roots for at least 3 plants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The melancholy thistle, Cirsium heterophyllum, was once believed to cure depression.<br \/>\n<strong>This is the original Scottish Thistle!<\/strong> It is, in fact, <u>not prickly at all<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>A clump-forming, spreading perennial up to 1.2m tall.<\/p>\n<p>The lance-shaped, green leaves have softly-spiny edges and white-felted undersides.<\/p>\n<p>In late summer, purple-pink spherical flower heads 3-5cm across\u00a0are borne on erect, woolly-textured stems.<\/p>\n<p>A spineless herb in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).\u00a0It is native to Europe and western Asia, where it grows in upland meadows,\u00a0grasslands, road verges and open woodland.<\/p>\n<p>It has broader leaves, larger flowers and a more spreading habit than its close relative Cirsium rivulare.<\/p>\n<p>Works well in the ornamental border as well as more natural settings.<\/p>\n<p>Superb for wild gardens and prairie planting.<\/p>\n<p>A magnet for bees, butterflies and other pollinators.<\/p>\n<p>The seeds also provide winter food for birds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> Full Sun, Partial Shade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soil:<\/strong> moist but well-drained<\/p>\n<p><strong>Height:<\/strong> up to 1.2 metres<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flowers:<\/strong> July, August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cirsium heterophyllum Common name: Melancholy Thistle Synonym:\u00a0Cirsium\u00a0helenioides Supplied as bare root perennial.\u00a0You will receive enough roots for at least 3 plants The melancholy thistle, Cirsium heterophyllum, was once believed to cure depression. 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