Herb latin name: Carline Thistle,Carline Thistle Extract

Latin name: Carlina vulgaris

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Carline Thistle: The roots and leaves are diaphoretic and purgative.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Poor soils on dry banks and pastures, especially on chalk.

Edible parts of Carline Thistle: Flowering head - cooked. Used as a globe artichoke substitute, though they are considerably smaller and even more fiddly.

Other uses of the herb: The flower heads expand in dry weather and close in moist weather. The dried flowers will continue to do this for a long time and they thus form a basic hygrometer for use in weather forecasting.

Propagation of Carline Thistle: Seed - surface sow in a cold frame in the spring. The seed usually germinates in 4 - 8 weeks at 15℃. As soon as they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.

Cultivation of the herb: Poor soils on dry banks and pastures, especially on chalk.

Known hazards of Carlina vulgaris: None known

Herb latin name: Carline Thistle,Carline Thistle Extract

Latin name: Carlina vulgaris

Family: Compositae

Medicinal use of Carline Thistle: The roots and leaves are diaphoretic and purgative.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Poor soils on dry banks and pastures, especially on chalk.

Edible parts of Carline Thistle: Flowering head - cooked. Used as a globe artichoke substitute, though they are considerably smaller and even more fiddly.

Other uses of the herb: The flower heads expand in dry weather and close in moist weather. The dried flowers will continue to do this for a long time and they thus form a basic hygrometer for use in weather forecasting.

Propagation of Carline Thistle: Seed - surface sow in a cold frame in the spring. The seed usually germinates in 4 - 8 weeks at 15℃. As soon as they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.

Cultivation of the herb: Poor soils on dry banks and pastures, especially on chalk.

Known hazards of Carlina vulgaris: None known