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Silybum marianum....


Silybum marianum.... (Silybum marianum (Blessed milk thistle))

Appears in the garden in a different place every year, luckily this time it is at the back of the border....



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With a haircut like that who could resist it... ?

18 Jun, 2012

 

A very prickly plant this one, better for the back of a border.....

18 Jun, 2012

 

thistles are usually a pest in the garden but the cultivated ones are lovely and attract the insects. The finches like the seeds.

21 Jun, 2012

 

That is why we grow them we used to have a lovely teasel but not seen it for a few years.....

21 Jun, 2012

 

that's a shame Dotty. I like teasels, and after drying and spraying a colour, look nice in flower displays.

22 Jun, 2012



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