Bee-friendly gardens make people happy! Whether your preference is a tranquil sanctuary from a chaotic world, an eye-catching ...

Are bees attracted to globe thistle? Globe thistle makes a good addition to a pollinator garden, as the many tiny flowers that make up the globe contain nectar coveted by bees and other pollinators.

“Asters, Groundsels, and especially Thistles, afford most familiar examples of a hairy or downy pappus; those of thistles, especially in autumn, sailing about in every breeze.” John Nelson is ...

There are many invasive plant species on Vancouver Island, but a few stand out as the worst culprits when it comes to ...

unlike the leaves and unlike bull thistle and European marsh thistle pink, white, or lavender-colored flowers with flat bracts and pointed tips that bloom in June seed are fluffy, white tufts of hair ...

The need for additional research is partly due to the complexity of blessed thistle. The stems, leaves, and flowers are typically used to help treat or manage certain health conditions.

Scotch thistle is commonly found in pastures, and also in orchards, lawns, waste areas and crops. As a vegetative rosette, it can tolerate mowing. However stem elongation ("bolting") occurs when the ...

Sow thistle is commonly found in crops, gardens and waste areas. As with many members of the Asteraceae family, it starts life as a rosette, and then bolts to form an upright flower stem. Sow thistle ...

The plant’s flowers are purple. Milk thistle is also known as Saint Mary’s Thistle, holy thistle, variegated thistle, and Scotch thistle. Throughout history, milk thistle has also been used to ...

John Nelson Garden Columnist Sep 28, 2024 Sep 28, 2024 “Asters, Groundsels, and especially Thistles, afford most familiar examples of a hairy or downy pappus; those of thistles, &c. in autumn ...

Current management practices: annually hand pull or dig around rosettes if thistle has bloomed, clip off flowers, buds, and fruiting bodies to prevent seed production mow population before flower buds ...