Rhaponticum coniferum - Pinecone thistle

Pinecone thistle (Rhaponticum coniferum, synonym Leuzea conifera) is a clump-forming perennial herb of pine woodland and rosemary-thyme garrigue across the Mediterranean, named for its flower head, which resembles a small pinecone.¹ It grows 0.1-0.5 m tall and wide.²

Inputs

• Full sun²
• Well drained soil²

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.1-0.5
Diameter (m)	0.1-0.5

Footnotes

1. Rhaponticum coniferum | Herbari Virtual del Mediterrani Occidental ↩

2. Rhaponticum coniferum | RHS Plant Finder ↩ ↩² ↩³