Used as a treatment for medical problems that include liver disorders, high cholesterol, and mushroom poisoning. Silybum marianum is a biennial but can be grown as an annual. In the first year, rosette flowers appear with spiny green trees. In the second year, flowers talks appear with purple, pink flower heads.
Used as a treatment for medical problems that include liver disorders, high cholesterol, and mushroom poisoning. Silybum marianum is a biennial but can be grown as an annual. In the first year, rosette flowers appear with spiny green trees. In the second year, flowers talks appear with purple, pink flower heads.
INVASIVE. Tolerates poor soils. Deadhead flowers to prevent self-seeding. Biennial.
