Cirsium vulgare

By the light of the second floor window, I noticed this massive #spearheadthistle is starting to bloom! #thistle #night-shots #wildweeds #noweygardens

Getting large and definitely in charge #thistle #spearthistle #thorny #noweygardens

Watch me grow! Many 'weeds' are my garden favorites to document as they overwinter, emerge in spring and transform all year long #thistle #favoriteweeds #rainyday #green #noweygardens

These are unlike any thistles I've ever seen. Wherefore so #velvety

It has only just begun to grow in the warming days. The misty rain this morning contributed. More pics to come 😊

Bees have sleeping on the blooming thistle #beebed #bee #sleepingbee #pinkbloom #pinkflower #pollinator-friendly #noweygardens

They work very hard and need a nap now and then. It looks like a soft place to lay

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a sleeping bee. That’s adorable.

#exoskeletal

A butterfly has been visiting the thistle for several days now 🦋 #thistle #butterfly #pink #pollinators #noweygardens

#exoskeletal

A cutting of thistle is #blooming #thistle #seeds-thistle #noweygardens

Thistle seeds ready to fly #flyingseeds #closeup #thistle #spearthistle #seeds-thistle #autumn-seeds #white #noweygardens

The spear thistle are #fallflowers #fall-pinkflowers #wildweeds #noweygardens

Tiny, delicate thistle. Finding them everywhere. There will be many #spearthistle popping up next year. #noweygardens #flyingseeds

Lovely 📷

Been reciting the like phrase "like the down of a thistle" from 'Twas night Before Christmas" as I collect the soft #flyingseeds of the prickly-stemmed thistle. #spearthistle #poetryinmotion #noweygardens

You made the down look so beautiful in this photo!

😁 @staciegokhan i took a quick pick before trying to gather it up. It spreads quickly in the wind!

Thistle #seedhead looks ready to burst open to spread its #flyingseeds #spearthistle #noweygardens

Bees burrowing deep into the thistle #bees #thistle #spearthistle #noweygardens

Sitting on the top of a thistle, the very prickly kind! #pink #spearthistle #noweygardens

Three stages of #thistle in my yard #PricklyFlower #PassingFlower and #FlyingSeeds #NoWeyGardens #wildweeds

Seeds emerge and take flight. Enjoying the #wildweeds like #thistle that keep on transforming. #flyingseeds #NoWeyGardens

Stunning shot 👌📸👌 #best2018

Thank you @Naomi126

Wonderful pic💛🌟

These huge seeds have been floating by the kitchen window all morning. #thistle bursting with #flyingseeds #PropagationByWind #noweygardens

Resting #pollinator #bee on a giant #pinkpurple #thistle #noweygardens

#weedsarefriends

Great shot! I love it!

A tall #sharp #thistle has sprung up against the house. It looks dangerously spikey. #noweygardens

#weedsarefriends