Carlina acaulis subsp. simplex 'Bronze'
Carline Thistle 'Bronze'
Carline Thistle is a clump-forming, short-lived perennial or biennial plant that forms rosettes of spiny green leaves. In late Summer it bears stemless flowers, usually silvery white, sometimes that are pinnate, spiny, mid- to dark green leaves and, in mid- to late summer, stemless, daisy-like silver-white, sometimes pinkish flowers that have a brown centre. Once planted it does not like to be moved. Makes good dried flowers.:Bronze' has bronze-green foliage.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Carline Thistle 'Bronze'
Latin name
Carlina acaulis subsp. simplex 'Bronze'
type
Deciduous Perennial
family
Asteraceae
ph
6.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.10 M
Carlina acaulis subsp. simplex 'Bronze'
Carline Thistle is a clump-forming, short-lived perennial or biennial plant that forms rosettes of spiny green leaves. In late Summer it bears stemless flowers, usually silvery white, sometimes that are pinnate, spiny, mid- to dark green leaves and, in mid- to late summer, stemless, daisy-like silver-white, sometimes pinkish flowers that have a brown centre. Once planted it does not like to be moved. Makes good dried flowers.:Bronze' has bronze-green foliage.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Late Autumn
Sow seeds under glass at any time between early Spring and late Autumn.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container grown plants out in Spring in a sunny and well-draining site, in soil that is Ph neutral to alkaline. This plant does not like to be waterlogged.
Flowering
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
The stemless flowers appear mid to late Summer
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