Prickly Thistle Bloom

I capture this wildflower right before it bloomed. The grow all long the side of the roads were I live. They have the most beautiful pink blooms. I... more

by Peggy Franz

Title

Prickly Thistle Bloom

Artist

Peggy Franz

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

I capture this wildflower right before it bloomed. The grow all long the side of the roads were I live. They have the most beautiful pink blooms. I added a little texture to bring out the pink in the middle of the flower. This is a thistle wildflower. some fun facts are ,Thistle is the old English name - essentially the same in all kindred languages - for a large family of plants occurring chiefly in Europe and Asia, of which we have fourteen species in Great Britain, arranged under the botanical groups Carduus, Carlina, Onopordon and Carbenia, or Cni.It can be a problem out of control weed.Musk thistle reproduces only by seed. The likelihood of new infestations will be reduced by any action to prevent the production and movement of seed. Planting weed free seed, feeding hay free of musk thistle seed and cleaning equipment before leaving infested areas are methods which will prevent the spread of musk thistle.Please check out my other macro flowers.http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/peggy-franz.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=133147

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June 26th, 2013