Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moderately fertile soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: July and August
• Flower colour: rosy-purple or white
• Other features: the seedheads are highly attractive to goldfinches; excellent for use in dried flower arrangements
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  This charming native teasel is perfect for a sunny wildflower border since the rosy-purple thistle-like flowers and ripening seedheads are a magnet for bees and goldfinches. By choosing these seeds you can help Landlife to protect existing wildflower areas and develop new sites where wildflowers can grow.
  
  
• Garden care: Gather flower-heads for use in dried flower arrangements from mid to late-summer before the seedheads begin to ripen