Dispsacus fullonum
TEASEL
SKU: 970-20
Dipsacus is a tall herbaceous biennial plants (rarely short-lived perennial plants) growing to 1-2.5 m (3.3-8.2 ft) tall. Dipsacus species are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. Teasels are sometimes grown as ornamental plants, and the dried heads are used in floristry.
Teasels are easily identified with their prickly stem and leaves, and the inflorescence of purple, dark pink, lavender or white flowers that form a head on the end of the stem(s). The first flowers begin opening in a belt around the middle of the spherical or oval flowerhead, and then open sequentially toward the top and bottom, forming two narrow belts as the flowering progresses. The dried head persists afterwards, with the small (4-6 mm (0.16-0.24 in) seeds maturing in mid autumn.
Type: Hardy biennial or perennial
Hardiness zones: 5 and up
Height: Up to 6 feet tall
Location: Sun or part sun
Seeds per packet: 20
Dipsacus is a tall herbaceous biennial plants (rarely short-lived perennial plants) growing to 1-2.5 m (3.3-8.2 ft) tall. Dipsacus species are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. Teasels are sometimes grown as ornamental plants, and the dried heads are used in floristry.
Teasels are easily identified with their prickly stem and leaves, and the inflorescence of purple, dark pink, lavender or white flowers that form a head on the end of the stem(s). The first flowers begin opening in a belt around the middle of the spherical or oval flowerhead, and then open sequentially toward the top and bottom, forming two narrow belts as the flowering progresses. The dried head persists afterwards, with the small (4-6 mm (0.16-0.24 in) seeds maturing in mid autumn.
Type: Hardy biennial or perennial
Hardiness zones: 5 and up
Height: Up to 6 feet tall
Location: Sun or part sun
Seeds per packet: 20
