The botanical name for the national floral emblem of Scotland, the thistle, is Onopordum acanthium, and as we all know, thistle plants have sharp prickles. The sharp protrusions can be anywhere on ...

There are around 20 species of thistle in the UK with the three most common in Scotland being the creeping thistle, ... When in flower, they are mostly very attractive to insects, ...

The garden party launched a week of events celebrating Scottish culture and traditions. The thistle holds deep significance as Scotland's national emblem and flower, first appearing as a royal symbol ...

I declare this the Year of the Thistle. This September, the country will have the opportunity to grasp it and set us off in an exciting new direction, so Scots gardeners should celebrate this by ...

Clyde, the Glasgow 2014 mascot has announced he won't be returning for next year's Commonwealth Games hosted by the city. The animated thistle, which is Scotland's national flower, was the face of the ...

IT is Scotland’s much lesser known thistle and one of the rarest and most endangered plants in the UK. A rare relic of the last Ice Age, the alpine blue sow thistle grows only on remote Scottish ...

In Your Area; Lanarkshire Live; Gardens and flowers; THIS-TLE blow your mind! Larkhall pensioner's 12ft national flower of Scotland May Mackie's huge Scotch thistle's are getting a lot of attention ...