This perennial has rosettes of dark green thistle-like spiny leaves and forms a clump. It produces small white pinkish tube-shape flowers that appear in tiered whorls in a spike above the foliage on a tall leafy stem during summer.

Hardiness zones 6 to 10 

Morina longifolia is naturally found from eastern Europe to the Himalayas growing in open woodlands and on grassy slopes. It prefers a sharply drained moderately fertile to poor soil but will respond to the addition of organic matter and grows in an open sunny position and is frost hardy but drought tender.

The Whorl-flower is grown for its flowers and is planted in small or alpine gardens along front borders or in rockeries as a specimen. It is suitable for low-mountain regions, establishing in 2 to 3 years and is moderately long lived. This perennial is also grown in pots or tubs and is suitable for embankments and raise garden beds. ID 3220

Morina (mor-EE-nah) longifolia (LONG-ee-FOH-lee-ah)

Morinaceae (MOR-in-AY-see-ee)