More bracts, subtending other inflorescences.
Modified leaves, the bracts are more delicate than the thistle leaves,
the spines subdued to bristles, bristles to silky down. The
insect-damage spot turns out to be a leafhopper (Cicadellidae).
oh how lovely.. i love thistles..(i have even donned leather gloves to cut them for bouquets)
of course they are nice in bloom (just started here in NYC) and i love that i can cut them where ever i see them (even in gardens.. i knock on the door, ask, can i cut the thistle, the home owner says "its a weed!" and i cut away!)
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oh how lovely.. i love thistles..(i have even donned leather gloves to cut them for bouquets)
of course they are nice in bloom (just started here in NYC) and i love that i can cut them where ever i see them (even in gardens.. i knock on the door, ask, can i cut the thistle, the home owner says "its a weed!" and i cut away!)
I love thistles too--I've been taking a series of pictures of this bunch as they bud and flower.
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