Serratula (Asteraceae) BSWJ8698

coronata v. insularis

A surprisingly decorative thistle relative lacking any spines, which we found growing on a very exposed ridge in the Chirisan area of South Korea in the autumn of 2001. Forming a clump of upright multiple pubescent stems to 1.4m carrying sizeable pinnately unarmed 7-lobed leaves, which are slender and thick textured. Bearing slender terminal long cobwebby stemmed purplish-rose pink flowers August to October. Easily grown in a well drained soil in full sun to light shade.