| Description | Looks like and feels like a thistle with interesting marbled variegated prickly foliage. A tender perennial treated as an annual in colder climates. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | rosy purple sweet scented thistle like flowers, solitary, bracts have spines |
| Leaves | deeply lobed, clasping the stem, alternate and the edges have a woody spine, green with a white mottled variegation, basal leaves form a rosette |
| Dimensions | 4 feet |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to the Mediterranean region of Europe |
| Misc Facts | In many areas it is considered a noxious weed. Considered as an annual, hardy annual and a biennial depending on the area. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) |
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