Purpletree..(Nancy Lee)
~An Explosion of Purple ! ~
EXPLORE April 9 2013...Thanks so much for the recognition!!
The spear thistle is perhaps the most likely candidate for the Scottish national emblem. It is a tall thistle, with a long tap-root.Young plants form rosettes of bristly leaves that have a downy upper surface; rosettes persist for around 1 year before flowering stems are produced.These flowering stems are cottony, deeply furrowed and have spiny 'wings', they support deeply lobed and spiny leaves .The large purple flower heads are 3-5 cm long and 2-5 cm across and are arranged in clusters..
They're considered weeds, but I think there are a lot of pretty weeds! ; )
~An Explosion of Purple ! ~
EXPLORE April 9 2013...Thanks so much for the recognition!!
The spear thistle is perhaps the most likely candidate for the Scottish national emblem. It is a tall thistle, with a long tap-root.Young plants form rosettes of bristly leaves that have a downy upper surface; rosettes persist for around 1 year before flowering stems are produced.These flowering stems are cottony, deeply furrowed and have spiny 'wings', they support deeply lobed and spiny leaves .The large purple flower heads are 3-5 cm long and 2-5 cm across and are arranged in clusters..
They're considered weeds, but I think there are a lot of pretty weeds! ; )