tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post4306231327891659941..comments2024-03-29T06:46:10.487-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: ThistlesAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-26033001893087134492013-07-26T18:50:24.553-04:002013-07-26T18:50:24.553-04:00hi Sam, sorry but I don't know of thistle supp...hi Sam, sorry but I don't know of thistle suppliers. I've seen the spectacular Scotch thistle grown in a garden here, but I imagine you've got plenty of that. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-12034796397062088442013-07-26T16:28:48.831-04:002013-07-26T16:28:48.831-04:00Living in Scotland and being a trainee gardener, i...Living in Scotland and being a trainee gardener, ive always wanted to grow a bed of thistles of different kind.Ive looked at loads of different pictures of thisles but the only kind i can find in my area are Bull,Creeping and Marsh thistles.I really like the look of the Elk thisle and Canadian one.I would like to grow others form around the world but some wont grow hear cause of the cold.Does any one sell seeds of thistles? or could post me some i would be very greatfull.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-80072472512475441092010-08-10T22:15:30.308-04:002010-08-10T22:15:30.308-04:00Sophie, I'm not the naturalist Susan is and sh...Sophie, I'm not the naturalist Susan is and she pointed out that the third photo is a burdock not a thistle.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-28326835653472074662010-08-10T19:38:28.903-04:002010-08-10T19:38:28.903-04:00Interesting these thistle photos Altoon and your c...Interesting these thistle photos Altoon and your commentary - and Susan's comments. I should rather like to add the seed head to the homage blog images - Im now wondering of you will take and add more images.<br />What was Susan referring to with the Burdocks?<br />I took it that all three images were from the same thistle plant. Fascinating seed head.Sophie Munnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-76995604221401907262010-08-09T19:42:29.275-04:002010-08-09T19:42:29.275-04:00Susan, thanks as always for your very informative ...Susan, thanks as always for your very informative comments; so that other plant is a burdock! I'll have to try to get a photo of the flower heads close up to see the structure that you describe.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-39197950256561026732010-08-09T18:55:08.005-04:002010-08-09T18:55:08.005-04:00Thistles and Burdocks! Wonderful. They get more ha...Thistles and Burdocks! Wonderful. They get more hate than love, so it's good to appreciate their forms and colors. <br />Being in the aster family, the flower heads are compact collections of tiny florets -- each one has a little corolla-tube, and a pistil, and usually five tiny stamens. The silky fibers -- thistle down or dandelion parachutes -- are actually modified sepals, called pappus. They're worth opening up to look at closely, though approaching thistles is a job for leather gloves.Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.com