Synurus pungens syn. Rhaponticum pungens ; Serratula atriplicifolia pungens ; Serratula pungens.
Synurus pungens
Synurus pungens is a perennial hermaphrodite plant originating from eastern Asia. It bears thistle-like purple flowers in Summer, that are pollinated by insects.
Contributed by @schefflera
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Synurus pungens
Latin name
Synurus pungens syn. Rhaponticum pungens ; Serratula atriplicifolia pungens ; Serratula pungens.
type
Perennial
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and 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
1.00 M
1.50 M
Synurus pungens syn. Rhaponticum pungens ; Serratula atriplicifolia pungens ; Serratula pungens.
Synurus pungens is a perennial hermaphrodite plant originating from eastern Asia. It bears thistle-like purple flowers in Summer, that are pollinated by insects.
Flowering
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Thistle-like flowers appear in late Summer into Autumn
Planting
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
If grown from seed, plant out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle, and grow them on for their first year in the greenhouse. Then, in the following Spring, after all risk of frost has passed, harden off the seedlings before planting them out to their permanent position in moist, free-draining soil in late Spring or early Summer.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seed in a cold frame or in a seed tray in the greenhouse, in Spring. Surface sow or only just cover the seed and do not allow the compost to dry out. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first Winter.
schefflera