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Onopordon acanthium

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Noun1.Onopordon acanthium - biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowersOnopordon acanthium - biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
cotton thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Scotch thistle, woolly thistle
thistle - any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
genus Onopordon, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, Onopordum - a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers
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Where do they get hold of the giant silver thistles, Onopordon acanthium - said to be the Scots thistle selected by King James V, even though it's not a Scottish native?
GARDEN LIFE; How you can reap the seeds you sow by Chudziak, Bill; Wheatcroft, Janet / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Onopordon acanthium can reach ten feet tall and is a biennial, flowering in its second year from seed.
Go for a jaggy edge; SPADEWORK by Chudziak, Bill / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Overscaled plants, like six foot yellow verbascums, or the silvery thistle, Onopordon acanthium, give style and drama to small gardens.
GARDENING; City oasis is little miracle by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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