General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 1 to 3 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Golden-yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Blessed Thistle
  • Holy Thistle
  • Holy Ghost Herb
  • Cardo Santo
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Centaurea benedicta
  • Synonym: Cnicus benedictus

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Date: 2010-06-11

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photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: Dinkum
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2016-03-03

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