Scientific Name: Dipsacus fillonum
Common Name: teasel
Native Range: Europe/Asia
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant type & Form: biennial
Height: 4.00 to 6.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 2.50 feet
Bloom Time: July to September
Bloom Description: pink to purple
Flower: distinctive spiny seed head remains through winter
Leaf: opposite leaves with tiny spines
Sun: Full su to part shade
Water: medium
Soil type & pH: Grows in moderately fertile well drained soil
Maintenance: Low – generally an invasive plant here in the US, so not generally maintained
Suggested Use: Not recommended for planting
Tolerates: Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution
Identification notes: The spiny leaves of this plant form a rosette at the ground the first year. The second year it grows to ist full height and makes the distinctive spiny seed heads.