Tall Thistle
Cirsium altissimumnative · Central Texas
Tall Thistle is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 12 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade. Blooms pink in Jul–Oct. Good for birds.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Height
- About 12 ft
- Bloom
- Jul–Oct · pink
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
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.