Flowers for Friday – Globe Thistle
(and in large)
I’ve been seeing this crazy-looking flower whenver I go for my exercise walks.
It is quite thorny and prickly looking.
And as I discovered as I was trying to take photos, not only is it thorny-Looking but it really is thorny! It was windy and I was trying to find a spot to hold onto it to hold it still and it was worse than trying to get ahold of a rose bush.
Last weekend, Amber came over and we went for our exercise walk together. When we saw the weed/flower, it had not yet reached the blooming stage in the photo directly above this. Instead, it still looked like the first photo.
So, you can imagine my surprise when I saw it in full bloom yesterday.
It reminded me of a thistle.
Interestingly, I ran into a couple who were also out walking who spotted my camera and asked if I’d captured anything good. I told them about the crazy plant and the woman told me it is indeed a thistle and is actually a globe thistle.
Sounded reasonable to me. So now we have an I.D. on the crazy plant. A globe thistle.
Oh and one last photo. This plant is really quite large. I know that without a person or something for reference it is hard to tell from the photo, but I went ahead and took one anyway. At least it will remind me how big it was, if nothing else.
I took all photos with Dee-Dee yesterday.
Squirl says:
You and Dee-Dee take nice pictures.
I don’t remember seeing one of these before. Thistles are so interesting. It seems weird that their color is so delicate, yet they’re nasty and prickly to the touch.
Amber says:
These things still freak me out.
However, the bloom is pretty.
I am glad that you got to take some pictures of that thing and figure out what it is. Now I can show Andy and he won’t roll his eyes at me.
Texas Seestor says:
Wow! That is one big Texas size thistle in Minnesota.
Mom and Dad are here in Texas and they are amazed at the size of that weed.
Hanging out on the back portch. Currently 85F and a nice breeze.
poopie says:
I’ve never seen one of those before…interesting!
LadyBug says:
Pretty pics, Danielle!