Author Topic: ornamental thistle (Read 7196 times)

GREENWIZARD · « **on:** June 07, 2006, 10:01:33 »

cirsium rivulare
kailzie garden 2~6~06

Marianne · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2006, 11:28:59 »

Very beautiful plant. And I believe much loved by bullfinshes who perch on top and eat the seeds ! :D ;D

froglets · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2006, 11:53:16 »

And Bumble Bees. They get quite drunk on the nectar and doze off on mine. You can gently touch them and they just hang there with their heads buried in the flower. I have it next to echinops and that seems to have the same effect.

GREENWIZARD · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2006, 12:01:34 »

drunk bees

dandelion · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2006, 12:24:16 »

Gorgeous colour :)!

Georgie · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2006, 16:48:07 »

I'd love some of those. Don't tell me, they grow 6' tall? ??? ::) :P

G x

froglets · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2006, 17:13:36 »

a mere 5 foot ;D

rosette of spikey basal leaves and then thin all the way to the top

Georgie · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2006, 18:27:01 »

Oh, a bit like echinops then only taller? I'll have to have a think about how I can squeeze a few in. ;)

G x

GREENWIZARD · « **Reply #8 on:** June 11, 2006, 07:14:07 »

i'm sure you'll manage in your tardis like garden ;) ;D

Gardengirl · « **Reply #9 on:** June 11, 2006, 21:55:37 »

Can't see your pics GW :'(

rosebud · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2006, 23:43:03 »

Neither can i G W. ???

GREENWIZARD · « **Reply #11 on:** June 12, 2006, 06:45:10 »

sorry girls :'(
it's working ok at my end

supersprout · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2006, 06:51:27 »

Boo hoo greenwiz, I can't see them either - got the 'oops, this has moved' message in Photobucket.

Quote from: Georgie on June 07, 2006, 18:27:01

Oh, a bit like echinops then only taller? I'll have to have a think about how I can squeeze a few in. ;)

What you want is a couple of onopordon acanthium georgie, want some seed? ;)

lorna · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2006, 08:58:03 »

GW I can't see pics either. Same thing re photobucket. I often get this with your pics uinless I happen to look at them soon after your posting. I did ask about this once and a member said it was because poster had removed them from photobucket but from your comments that doesn't seem to be.
SEE! we just don't like missing your pics ;D
Lorna

GREENWIZARD · « **Reply #14 on:** June 12, 2006, 09:00:53 »

they're still in my photobucket account & i still see them at my end so it's a puzzle L

lorna · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2006, 10:55:03 »

A'HA Thistles are back but drunk bees are not ???

Gardengirl · « **Reply #16 on:** June 12, 2006, 11:05:14 »

Same here GW - great thistles ;D

rosebud · « **Reply #17 on:** June 12, 2006, 14:35:38 »

Rather nice GW thank you for sorting it out, i feel i have missed something if i cannot see your pictures. ;D ;D

Georgie · « **Reply #18 on:** June 12, 2006, 15:19:49 »

Quote from: supersprout on June 12, 2006, 06:51:27

What you want is a couple of onopordon acanthium georgie, want some seed? ;)

Do I? If you promise they won't get out of hand then I'd love some seed please. Thanks Super Sprout. ;D

G x

supersprout · « **Reply #19 on:** June 12, 2006, 15:45:16 »

Glad you like the idea G, my mum had onopordon everywhere in the garden. When my sister and I were wee, one of our jobs was to cut off the spent thistle heads and shake them where she wanted plants (they're biennial).
baby (first year) http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/onopordon_little.jpg
full grown http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/onopordon1.jpg
flowering http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/onopordon_flower.jpg
Will scrummage and send you some - it'll remind me to shake them wildly over the plot in a couple of months' time :)
They grow to 240m high and 1.5m wide :P

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Author Topic: ornamental thistle (Read 7196 times)