Soft As Thistledown. Ruby Red Thistle-like Flowers Top The Sturdy Stems Of This Soft-to-touch, ‘tamed’ Member Of The Thistle Family. It Is Gorgeous With Grasses Or In Wild Schemes To Attract Bees & Other Pollinators.cirsium Are Perfect Plants For Sunny Borders. They Also Make Attractive Cut Flowers.plant The Bare Roots Into Weed Free Soil & Water In.cut Back Spent Stems In Late Autumn When Flowering Has Finished & Plants Will Re-emerge Next Spring.