Eryngoes, also called sea hollies, are perennial plants, occasionally annuals, with distinctive, bristly flower heads. They ...

The best way to get rid of thistles naturally is to dig them up by hand. Remove as much of the roots as possible using gardening gloves. Thistles broken off at the stem will quickly regrow.

All three have flowers very similar to dandelions, so you might think they are just dandies with long, long stems. Like ...

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 ...

It is its flowers though that earn this thistle a place in the border. Strong, leafless stems rise up to a height of about four-feet and are topped off with neat groups of deep magenta red flowers.

Q. I have Canada thistle growing in two of my flower beds, and I’m concerned about it spreading throughout my garden. I think I brought the seeds in on some manure I had delivered last spring… ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Flowers are blooming at Sweet Thistle Farms in Fresno County. This past year, the farm has expanded its flowers, offerings and livestock. "We farm, and I want ...

Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) may sound friendly and indeed it has a lovely purple flower, but gardeners and landowners know better. This prickly perennial weed is a menace and is listed as a ...

A flower species depicted on the NT$1,000 banknote that is commonly believed to be a Yushan thistle is actually a newly discovered species of Cirsium, academics said on Saturday. Chang Chih-yi (張之毅), ...

The timings of the sudden growth of this Scottish national flower is particularly interesting ahead of the referendum on Scottish independence.

Share or comment on this article: Thistle get you lost! New giant Balmoral maze in the shadow of King Charles' Scottish residence takes the shape of the country's national flower ...