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Plant details
Although it's related to the garden thistles that gardeners strive so hard to get rid of, 'Atropurpureum' is a tall statuesque plant that is perfect for the herbaceous border. It produces elegant, long, leafless stems, each topped with a huge magenta-pink thistle head. It's a useful plant for the back of the border but can also be planted at the front as an accent plant, because other plants can be viewed through its stems. Plant in any fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soil in full sun.
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species: rivulare
Cultivar: Atropurpureum
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: Magenta
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Moist, Sandy
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 300cm
Spread: 100cm
Reader reviews
arthurparkinson
A must for any daring purple reddy border,an easy going plant that sends up lush red blooms encased in delicate buds that the bees,butterflies and hoverflies adore! Looks best in a clump,repeat planted.Likes the sun but not too fussy.Dead head to prolong flowering.
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