2024年1月30日 · The teasel plant has a distinctive appearance, with large, prickly leaves and a tall, spiky flower head. The flowers are typically purple or pink, and they bloom in late summer or early fall. Teasel seeds are small and black, and they are produced in large quantities.

The teasel is probably best-known for its brown, prickly stems and conical seed heads, which persist long after the plants themselves have died back for the winter. Between July and August, when teasels are in flower, the spiky flower heads are mostly green with rings of purple flowers.

2021年9月26日 · Common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is a striking wildflower best known for its statuesque seed heads that can be seen during the autumn and winter months. Whilst it is one of our most distinctive wildflowers it also has an interesting working past and a mysterious dark side.

2023年1月18日 · In its first year teasel grows from seed for form a rosette of foliage, then produces flowering stems in the second year, which grow up to 2m tall. The distinctive conical prickly flower heads are covered in tiny purple blooms in midsummer, borne on the ends of tall, open, branching stems that are also clothed with prickles.

Common teasel is a tall, spiny, short-lived perennial or biennial that dies after it goes to seed. In floral arrangements, the distinctive seed heads are very Care & Tips

Teasel - Dipsacus fullonum, is a tall, striking, thistle-like plant with serrated leaves and large spiny flower heads. Native to Eurasia and North Africa it is a valuable source of nectar for bees and butterflies, as well as attracting many seed-eating birds to suburban gardens or wildflower meadows.The seeds are an important winter food ...

Teasel is a tall stately plant with a mauve flower that appears in July and August. The seed heads are unusually attractive and often visited by goldfinches in search of the seeds. Over winter some can be used for flower decorations but a few left in place will provide a safe haven for a wide range of insect life.

A seed head can produce over 3000sds and they are spread by birds and small mammals. Teasel seed floats so sometimes they are carried long distances by water. Fortunately the seed is not long lived. Teasel is common on sites that have been disturbed, it can form dense stands.