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Carlina Gummifera

Carlina Gummifera Care

Carlina Gummifera

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What is the plant

The Distaff thistle (Carlina gummifera (L.) Less.) is a sub-Mediterranean species, amply diffused in Spain, Greece and North Africa. In Italy, it is present in the south, in Sicily and in Sardinia. It belongs to the order of the Asterales and to the family of the Asteraceae, known also as Asteraceae.

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Lighting

Full Sun

Difficulty

Easy

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water only occasionally; during summer water can be done more often.
Pruning
Cut back flowering perennials after each flush of bloom.
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade.

Disease diagnosis

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Soil
Grows in fertile, organically rich, continuously moist to boggy soils.
Temperature
Ideal temperatures should be approximately 65-75ºF + (18-24ºC +), closer to 70ºF is best.
Container
The plants do well in a container filled with a potting mix that drains quickly.

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Additional
All parts of the plant are poisonous.

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