Teasels

Today's the day ……………………… for a giant

For the first time, we have teasels growing in the garden - a dramatic and attractive plant which can grow up to a height of two metres or over.

It is a biennial plant which means that during the first year you just see a giant rosette of leaves which hug the ground. In the second year it grows quickly with a thick spiny stem and leaves which clasp round like a cup.  The spiny flower heads have mauve flowers which are very attractive to bees and other insects.  And then, later on you get birds, like goldfinches, which will delight in pulling out the seed. Once the seeds have gone, the dry heads can be cut to provide an attractive winter flower.

It's a plant that keeps on giving …………………..