THISTLE FRESH (ERYNGIUM)

Botanical Name : Cirsium japonicum
Common Name : Thistle, Cirsium, Plum Thistle
Availability: Mainly summer-fall, but some species nearly year-round
Shelf Life:7-10 Days
Flowers are not fragrant
Colors: Red, pink, purple, carmine
Sold by: bunches
Bunches: 5-7 stms

Product Use : Cut Flower
Pronunciation : SIR-see-um ja-PON-i-cum
Family Roots : Member of the Asteraceae or Compositae (aster or sunflower) family.

Native to Japan.

Related species include chrysanthemum, dahlia, zinnia, marigold.
Personality : Globose flower heads with feathery petals occur at stem ends.

Stems prickly, leafy, 24-36 inches long.

Plant is an annual, classed as a dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined.


Ethylene Sensitivity : Low

Care and Handling: Remove bottom leaves if present, recut stems under water and place into a fresh flower food solution.

Often very spiny, handle with care.

Tidbits : Most species in this genus are weeds.

The Compositae or aster family is vast, with over 20,000 species, and is also one of the most developed families. It was named Compositae because the flowers are actually a "composite" of many individual flowers into one head. Hence, when children pull one "petal" off at a time, saying "she/he loves me, loves me not", they are actually removing a complete flower, not just a petal.

Suitable for drying.

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