{"id":26744,"date":"2020-10-11T14:33:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T12:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=26744"},"modified":"2020-10-12T09:21:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T07:21:46","slug":"queen-annes-thistle-a-multi-purpous-edientomental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=26744","title":{"rendered":"Queen Anne&#8217;s Thistle: a multi-purpose ediavientomental*"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two years ago I accidentally dug up one of my Queen Anne\u2019s Thistles (Cirsium canum) and I discovered the tubers were quite like the tuberous thistle (Cirsium tuberosum). I&#8217;ve now dug them all up, harvested the largest roots and replanted. This really is a great plant: a thornless thistle which yields good size tubers that is also attractive to look at, is popular with pollinators and provides winter food for some bird species (oil rich seeds).<br \/>* Edi-avi-ento-mental (edible, ornamental and useful for both avian (birds) and insect pollinators)&#8230;the most useful category of plant in my book!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26744 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26745'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000222.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26745\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000222.jpg 899w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000222-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000222-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000222-640x481.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26745'>\n\t\t\t\tThis week&#8217;s harvest of Cirsium canum tubers \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26746'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000262.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26746\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000262.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000262-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000262-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P2000262-640x481.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26746'>\n\t\t\t\tThis week&#8217;s harvest of Cirsium canum tubers \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26747'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"751\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23456348_10155539806695860_3169491348418454615_o.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26747\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23456348_10155539806695860_3169491348418454615_o.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23456348_10155539806695860_3169491348418454615_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23456348_10155539806695860_3169491348418454615_o-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23456348_10155539806695860_3169491348418454615_o-640x481.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26747'>\n\t\t\t\tOil rich seeds\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26748'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/13782098_10154153948820860_3225181703045191309_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26748\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/13782098_10154153948820860_3225181703045191309_n.jpg 526w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/13782098_10154153948820860_3225181703045191309_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26748'>\n\t\t\t\tA one year old plant \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26749'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/38126646_10156196433795860_1553815452822536192_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26749\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/38126646_10156196433795860_1553815452822536192_n.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/38126646_10156196433795860_1553815452822536192_n-300x162.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/38126646_10156196433795860_1553815452822536192_n-768x416.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/38126646_10156196433795860_1553815452822536192_n-640x346.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26749'>\n\t\t\t\tBumblebees and bee beetle are amongst pollinators seen in the 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