Milk Thistle
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Silybum marianum, Milk Thistle |
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This is an impressive plant with its
6 foot flower stalk and white-streaked leaves. The leaves are sharp
and spiny. The annual or biennial plant is easy to grow and has many
uses. Grow specs: To six feet. Average soil. Full sun. The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable (remove the spines); the plant parts as a tea, and the processed seeds provide silymarin, said to have a powerful regenerative effect on the liver. (Photo © Steven Foster) $3.00 |
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