Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) — imposing thistle with white-marbled leaves, from the legend of the Virgin’s milk. Its seeds are known for silymarin. The seeds are harvested when fully ripe; they contain silymarin, much studied in modern phytotherapy.
Botanical name: Silybum marianum
Sowing: direct in the ground
Spacing: 40 cm between plants, 50 cm between rows
Germination: 10–14 days at 15–20 °C
Height: 60–150 cm
Contents: 0.5 g
| Life cycle | Annual |
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