Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

plume thistle 'Atropurpureum' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Perennials

Plants > Perennials

plume thistle 'Atropurpureum'

Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'

★ RHS AGMPollinator Friendly

Genus: Cirsium
Family: Asteraceae

About this plant

'Atropurpureum' is an upright perennial forming a clump of branching, leafy stems with spherical, deep red flower-heads 3cm across in summer

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a moist but well-drained soil in full sun; can tolerate some dryness and partial shade

Pruning

If self-seeding is a problem then cut back hard after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring or propagate by division in spring or autumn

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

May be infected by powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesGround CoverWildflower Meadow

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years