FREE: Pasture Thistle seeds (Cirsium pumilum (Nutt.) Spreng.)

The listing, Pasture Thistle seeds (Cirsium pumilum (Nutt.) Spreng.) has ended.

Thistles are known for their effusive flower heads, usually purple, rose or pink. They have erect stems and prickly leaves, with a characteristic enlarged base of the flower which is commonly spiny.

Their seeds have tufts of tiny hair, or pappus, which can carry them far by wind. The flowers provide an attraction for bees and butterflies and the seeds are preferred by the American Goldfinch.

Family: Aster (Asteraceae)
• Habitat: dry pastures, meadows and fields
• Height: 1-3 feet
• Flower size: flowerheads 2-3 inches across
• Flower color: pink, pale magenta to white
• Flowering time: June to September

You will receive a generous amount of seeds. I could count out a few seeds to auction, but each flower head produces sooo many seeds, that I will send as many as I can mail for one postage stamp. I also include an informational insert about the plant when you win seeds.

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