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Mousetoescamper

(6,455 posts)
Thu Jun 6, 2024, 11:14 PM Jun 2024

Bull thistle (cirsium vulgare)

A thorny subject? Despite its reputation as an invasive weed, the thistle provides nectar for honeybees and seeds for goldfinches. It also serves as a host plant for the painted lady butterfly and as a source of nectar for monarch butterflies. This particular plant is among the wildflower plantings at a local wetlands project I visited twice today.

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Bull thistle (cirsium vulgare) (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 OP
And it's gorgeous! It reminds me of the artichoke flower that I posted. Thanks for sharing! nt CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2024 #1
Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #2
i love thistles. mopinko Jun 2024 #3

mopinko

(72,862 posts)
3. i love thistles.
Fri Jun 7, 2024, 06:27 AM
Jun 2024

i have a lot of creeping thistle. i cant bring myself to wipe them out. i keep them in check, but my pollinators love them.
lovely as a cut flower, too. the creepers have much smaller needles.

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