Purple Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)Purple thistle (aka yellow thistle) (Cirsium horridulum) is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant that occurs throughout Florida and in much of the eastern seaboard. This is a plant of roadsides and other disturbed habitats, and thrives across a wide variety of soil types in full to partly sunny conditions. It is a robust, wickedly spined plant. The caterpillars of the little metalmark butterfly are uniquely adapted to feed on it. This tiny, but

pH: slightly acidic to neutral

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Larval Host Plant for White Peacock butterfly

In wild Florida

Grow Medium

Bells and hearts shimmer in the wind

be aware this is not a great vine for a small area

This makes it a valuable addition to pollinator gardens

along with the stems are aromatic and when crushed have a spicy

it is one of the very lowest Asclepias species in cardenolide content

Attracts pollinators

” This plant grows in all kinds of soil as long as it is constantly damp