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Cabbage Thistle (Cirsium oleraceum) is a perennial plant native to a wide range of regions including Altay, Austria, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ita… Cabbage Thistle (Latin: Cirsium oleraceum) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Cabbage Thistle is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Cabbage Thistle is a member native to ALT, AUT, BLT, BLR, BGM, and BUL. Cabbage Thistle is a perennial plant that thrives in moist to wet conditions and prefers light (sandy), medium, or heavy (clay) soils with a pH of 7-7.5.
Cabbage Thistle grows best in 5/10 light, moist, wet water, and perennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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