When Does Musk Thistle Spread Its Seeds?

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Musk thistles flower for a period of seven to nine weeks. Seeds start to sow approximately two weeks after blooms appear, and continue through the flowering season. Each plant can produce up to 20,000 seeds, out of which only about one-third are capable of germinating.

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