Teasel
€9.95
Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is a tall, statuesque biennial in the honeysuckle family, offered here as a young potted plant in a small to medium pot. It forms a low rosette in its first year, then sends up a spiny, branching flower stem reaching up to 2 m in its second, topped with pale purple flowers from midsummer that bees and butterflies visit readily. The dried seed heads persist through winter, providing a valuable food source for goldfinches and other seed-eating birds. Teasel root also has a long history in traditional herbal medicine, historically used in folk tradition as a tonic to help ease aches and stiffness, though it is grown here chiefly for its sculptural form and wildlife value. A striking choice for wildflower meadows and wildlife gardens across Ireland and the UK.
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Growing Instructions
Grow in full sun in well-drained to damp soil; teasel tolerates poor or disturbed ground with ease. Water while young plants establish, then let nature take over, as settled plants need little attention. It self-seeds readily and can naturalise quickly, so deadhead spent flower heads if you want to limit spreading, or leave them standing over winter to feed garden birds.
