Plant details
One of Chris Baines' favourite wildflowers, teasels make fine, architectural plants in the garden. Spiny flower-heads rise out of the prickly rosette of leaves in summer. These are covered in pinkish purple or white flowers in mid- to late summer. They then dry to an attractive shade of brown and make fine dried flowers for arrangements. Teseals are biennials so they need to be sown in late spring where they are to flower the following year. Beware that once they are established them will self-seed freely.
Family: Dipsaceae
Genus: Dipsacus
Species: fullonum
Plant type: Biennial
Flower colour: Mixed
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Attractive seed-heads, Flowers
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 180cm
Spread: 80cm
Time to plant seeds: April to May
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