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This striking member of the daisy family has thorny, variegated foliage and purple blooms that resemble large thistles. Remove the blooms before seeds mature to prevent the plant from self-seeding and becoming weedy. When cut, the plant produces a white, milky liquid, which is how it got its name. The plant has been used for centuries as a treatment for diseases of the liver and gallbladder. In its native range, it is an annual, but it may overwinter in zones 5-9.<\/p>

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Milk Thistle Overview<\/h3>
GENUS NAME<\/td>Silybum marianum<\/td><\/tr>
COMMON NAME<\/td>Milk Thistle<\/td><\/tr>
PLANT TYPE<\/td>Annual, Herb<\/td><\/tr>
LIGHT<\/td>Part Sun, Sun<\/td><\/tr>
HEIGHT<\/td>3 to 8 feet<\/td><\/tr>
WIDTH<\/td>2 to 3 feet<\/td><\/tr>
FLOWER COLOR<\/td>Blue, Purple<\/td><\/tr>
SEASON FEATURES<\/td>Summer Bloom<\/td><\/tr>
SPECIAL FEATURES<\/td>Cut Flowers, Low Maintenance<\/td><\/tr>
ZONES<\/td>10, 11, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9<\/td><\/tr>
PROPAGATION<\/td>Seed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This striking member of the daisy family has thorny, variegated foliage and purple blooms that resemble large thistles. Remove the blooms before seeds mature to prevent the plant from self-seeding and becoming weedy. When cut, the plant produces a white, milky liquid, which is how it got its name. The plant has been used for centuries as a treatment for diseases of the liver and gallbladder. In its native range, it is an annual, but it may overwinter in zones 5-9. \u00a0 Milk Thistle Overview GENUS NAME Silybum marianum COMMON NAME Milk Thistle PLANT TYPE Annual, Herb LIGHT Part Sun, Sun HEIGHT 3 to 8 feet WIDTH 2 to 3 feet FLOWER COLOR Blue, Purple SEASON FEATURES Summer Bloom SPECIAL FEATURES Cut Flowers, Low Maintenance ZONES 10, 11, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 PROPAGATION Seed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-green-plants-and-flowers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t