Good homes needed for teasel plants
We have an over-abundance of healthy teasel plants which came up in our vegetable garden again this year. I have dug up some of the young plants which will flower next year (July-August) - about 100 plants & I am reluctant to destroy them - they transplant quite readily and do particularly well if they have adequate water. The teasel is a beautifully structured attractive plant growing to a height of 2m (6 ft) or over and is biennial; the long spiny flowerheads with mauve flowers attract bees and later seed-eating birds (such as goldfinches) that delight in pulling out the seeds. If anyone interested please contact me by email: jajordan_54@yahoo.co.uk.
Jan Jordan (and partner Livio)
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