About Musk Thistle

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

Origin

World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia

Types

Crocus tommasinianus, Crocus etruscus, Crocus vernus, Crocus cambessedesii

Number of Varieties

Rank: 73 (Overall)

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Habitat

gardens, Grassland, open Woodlands, orchards, Pastures, tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-10

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AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

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7% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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62% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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17% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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7% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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59% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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18% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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29% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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24% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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48% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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3% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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38% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

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8% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Self-Sowing

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50% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Flying insects

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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81% - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Stem

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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57% - Summer Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CARDUUS nutans

Common Name

Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle

In Hindi

कस्तूरी थीस्ल

In German

Nickende Distel

In French

Musk Thistle

In Spanish

Cardo de almizcle

In Greek

musk Thistle

In Portuguese

musk Thistle

In Polish

Musk Thistle

In Latin

Carduus MOSCHUS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Carduus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cynareae

Subfamily

Carduoideae

Number of Species

200

Rank: 71 (Overall)

1 27800

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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:

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.