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About Musk Thistle

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Biennial
1.2 Type
Bulb, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Crocus tommasinianus, Crocus etruscus, Crocus vernus, Crocus cambessedesii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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50
Rank: 57 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, open Woodlands, orchards, Pastures, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2-10
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate
2.4 Thorns
15% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
35% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
37% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
22% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
18% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
66% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Unknown, Unknown
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
32% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CARDUUS nutans
7.2 Common Name
Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle
7.2.1 In Hindi
कस्तूरी थीस्ल
7.2.2 In German
Nickende Distel
7.2.3 In French
Musk Thistle
7.2.4 In Spanish
Cardo de almizcle
7.2.5 In Greek
musk Thistle
7.2.6 In Portuguese
musk Thistle
7.2.7 In Polish
Musk Thistle
7.2.8 In Latin
Carduus MOSCHUS
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Carduus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cynareae
8.9 Subfamily
Carduoideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Musk Thistle

Want to know the properties of Musk Thistle? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Musk Thistle is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. Musk Thistle Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Unknown and Unknown

  • Part of plant used: Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Musk Thistle Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Musk Thistle. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Musk Thistle physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Red and Violet
  • Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Musk Thistle

Taking Musk Thistle Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Musk Thistle include pruning, which should be done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Musk Thistle

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Musk Thistle is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Biennial plant. Musk Thistle is a very important plant from Summer Plants. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Crocus tommasinianus, Crocus etruscus, Crocus vernus, Crocus cambessedesii. This plant's habitat is gardens, Grassland, open Woodlands, orchards, Pastures and tropical environments and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.