Cirsium — 42 species
Botanical species in the genus Cirsium recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Cirsium acaule
Cirsium acaule
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
An easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. This plant is very injurious in grassland, killing all plants that grow below it.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium amplexifolium
Cirsium amplexifolium
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium arvense
Cirsium arvense
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
The creeping thistle is a pernicious garden weed, spreading freely from its aggressive root system, It can quickly form dense clumps of growth and really does not need to be introduced into the garden. Succeeds in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. Plants are often dioecious.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium brevicaule
Cirsium brevicaule
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium brevicaule is native to the subtropical climate of the Ryuku Islands and southern Taiwan. As such, it is unlikely to succeed outdoors in any but the mildest regions of the temperate zone. Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium brevistylum
Cirsium brevistylum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium buergeri
Cirsium buergeri
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium chinense
Cirsium chinense
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium dipsacolepis
Cirsium dipsacolepis
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium eatonii
Cirsium eatonii
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. Cirsium eatonii is a polymorphic species, generally considered to comprise seven vars, and widely distributed in a high elevation archipelago across the central Rocky Mountains and the Intermountain Region. Several of these vars have at times been considered to be distinct species.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium edule
Cirsium edule
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. A polymorphic species, at least three distinct varieties are recognised. A monocarpic species, it grows for one or more years without flowering but then dies after flowering.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium eriophorum
Cirsium eriophorum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium foliosum
Cirsium foliosum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. This species should tolerate wet soils. A monocarpic species, it grows for one or more years without flowering, but then dies after flowering the following year.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium hookerianum
Cirsium hookerianum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. It is a short-lived perennial. Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium interpositum
Cirsium interpositum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium japonicum
Cirsium japonicum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. Cultivated for cut flowers in Japan. There are some named forms selected for their ornamental value.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium kamtschaticum
Cirsium kamtschaticum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium lineare
Cirsium lineare
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium maackii
Cirsium maackii
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium maritimum
Cirsium maritimum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. This species is probably resistant to maritime exposure.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium nipponicum
Cirsium nipponicum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium occidentale
Cirsium occidentale
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Some forms of Cirsium occidentale are not very frost-hardy and are unlikely to succeed outside the milder areas of the temperate zone. Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. A polymorphic species, a number of varieties are recognised.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium ochrocentrum
Cirsium ochrocentrum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium oleraceum
Cirsium oleraceum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. This species avoids acid soils in the wild. A good bee and butterfly plant.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium oligophyllum
Cirsium oligophyllum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium palustre
Cirsium palustre
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
An easily grown plant, it succeeds in a sunny position in any ordinary garden soil so long as it is moist. Tolerant of light shade, succeeding in woodlands. A good bee and butterfly plant.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium parryi
Cirsium parryi
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium pectinellum
Cirsium pectinellum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium pendulum
Cirsium pendulum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium purpuratum
Cirsium purpuratum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. The distributional range of this species is now increasing in the wild, and several cases of natural hybridization between this and other taxa are found within its range.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium schantarense
Cirsium schantarense
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium serratuloides
Cirsium serratuloides
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium setidens
Cirsium setidens
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium sieboldii
Cirsium sieboldii
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium spicatum
Cirsium spicatum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium spinosum
Cirsium spinosum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium spinosum is found in the maritime regions of southern Japan where the climate can range from warm temperate to subtropical, usually with high rainfall. It is unlikely to tolerate heavy frosts. Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium suffultum
Cirsium suffultum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium tuberosum
Cirsium tuberosum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. Plants are tolerant of considerable neglect, though they produce much better roots when given a good soil and some attention.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium undulatum
Cirsium undulatum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. Cirsium undulatum is known to hybridize in the wild with Cirsium flodmanii, Cirsium hookerianum, and Cirsium scariosum var. coloradense.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium verutum
Cirsium verutum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium virginianum
Cirsium virginianum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. This plant is a pernicious weed and should not be encouraged, and if growing on your land should be cut down before it sets seed. What better way of discouraging it is there than eating it?
Full cultivation guide →Cirsium yezoense
Cirsium yezoense
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Cirsium species are generally easily grown plants, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in a sunny position.
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