Field Thistle
Cirsium discolornative · Central Texas
Field Thistle is a wildflower native to Central Texas. It wants full sun. Blooms pink and purple in Jun–Sep. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Bloom
- Jun–Sep · pink, purple
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
3 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.