How can something so bloomin'
pretty be so durn vicious?!
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My son and his 2 friends were roaming
through the fields and came across these weeds.
Which of you gardeners knows what they are called?
I think the blooms are incredible looking,
but goodness, the stickers on the stem and leaves make
you think twice about touching them and the underside
of the bloom is just as mean.
of the bloom is just as mean.
They have razor sharp thorns.
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The bugs sure don't mind them though.
I think I may have interrupted a "private" moment
between these two critters! Sorry - I try to keep things
G-rated around here, but they just didn't want to part company.
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Hope your day was filled with more blooms than thorns!
Blessings,
Angie
Angie
Your beautiful weeds are thistles. We usually let at least one bloom every summer in the hedge row just because they are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are thistles...growing up we used to call them stinger needles.
ReplyDeleteYes, these are thistles and you want to be not only careful, but they easily spread and you don't want that. It is amazing to see so many weeds having so many beautiful blooms. However many plants for southerns that they consider weeds because they spread in their heat, are just pretty flowers to us here in the upper midwest.
ReplyDeleteThey are thistles and are considered a noxious weed in Colorado.
ReplyDeleteAngie, that is just plain darn hilarious! (the last photo) Thanks for making me smile :)
ReplyDeleteSusan
LOL - I was JUST admiring a patch of them on the way home from church today and thought "I know those are nasty weeds but I think I'm going to gather some and put them in a vase"!! Minus the procreating bugs of course :)
ReplyDeleteVery funny! I'm pretty sure those are the nasty weeds that get stuck in dog fur when they dry out in the fall. Not fun. I hope you don't have a house full of those bugs in a few weeks. :@
ReplyDeleteOh no, thistles! I have to go cut them out of the pasture before they spread their seed so we don't have to spray the pasture!
ReplyDeleteThistles! Hard to get rid of. The pasture at the back of our house that joins our property is absolutely full this year. I so hope they don't spread into our lawn. They do look pretty, but not good in the yard.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
Beautiful Thistle blooms, but much hated weed because they have so many seeds and multiply like crazy. Ants sometimes are in them because they are sweet, so be careful if you bring them in the house.
ReplyDeleteWhen we had horses in the pasture behind us, they would eat the bloom and their mouth would break out in sores. The bloom is beautiful, but they are considered a bad wild flower here in Texas.
Blessings,
Audrey Z @ Timeless Treasures
Angie...this cracked me up....when I was in Florida...I cannot tell you how many "private moments" I saw in the wildlife. Never before has that happened to me in that amount! It became a joke....I think that picture is perfect...I never saw ants...having an afternoon delight!
DeleteI have a little thistle invasion going on in my yard, so it's hard for me to find them beautiful. I guess you have to be Scottish to love them! ~ Maureen
ReplyDeleteI was so far behind this spring that I had thistles four feet tall in the front garden! My smarty pants brother said "oh, what new flower is this"....My kids hate them...they ARE pretty vicious!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Lorraine
Doesn't the Lord tell us to subdue the creation. . .that didn't change even after the fall when the ground was cursed and thorns and THISTLES sprang up. . .and hey, artichokes are thistles, too and they're quite delectable! I'm with you, Angie! I made a huge bouquet out some bull thistles from the pasture and it was gorgeous and treacherous at the same time. . .the ladies in our prayer group weren't nearly as excited about them as I was! Oh well, I agree with you, they are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBack in the 70's ladies in my area would gather these thistles, dry them, and then sell them for good money at a local fair held in October. The locals used to crack up that the city folk would spend good money on these dried up weeds. :)
ReplyDeleteGlobe Thistles are lovely. The greens are also good for allergies! Dried and taken in capsules or tea, they're also a good source of iron.
ReplyDelete-Revi