Yellow Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Yellow thistle is a bold native thistle with large, spiny-collared yellow (sometimes pink-purple) flower heads in spring, a magnet for bees and butterflies and a seed source for goldfinches. A dramatic, deer-proof native.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- biennial
- Height
- 1–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA