B and T World Seeds' reference number: 15483
USDA average, annual, minimum temperature Zone:2
Type of plant - biennial, the leaves form a low rosette the first year, growing vertically and flowering the following spring.
Flower: PURPLE, 5cm. dia. capitulae
Fruit: cypsela 5mm. long
Foliage: pinnatif., lobes lance.
Height in meters: 3

Synonyms (alternative names) for Cirsium vulgare: Cirsium lanceolatum, 

Common names for Cirsium vulgare: Boar Thistle,  Bull Thistle,  Chardon,  Cirse commun,  Common Thistle,  Echte Kratzdistel,  Scotch Thistle,  Skotse Dissel,  Spear Thistle,  Speerdissel, 

Cirsium vulgare is included in the following B and T World Seeds flowering plant categories:
1:   Species in Stock at B and T
12:   British Native Wild Flowers Shrubs and Trees
74:   West Asian Native and Introduced Plants
77:   Central European Native and Introduced Plants
79:   North African Native and Introduced Plants
87:   Natives of Central U.S.A.
109:   Central American Native and Introduced Plants
161:   Edible Flowers
185:   Plant Species whose germination is improved by Smoke
246:  Asteraceae
708:  Compositae
719:   North American Native Ethnobotanicals

Germination guide
Cirsium vulgare seeds will usually germinate in 15-18 days. Sow seeds about 3mm deep in a Well drained seed sowing mix at about 22°C.