The purple flower heads may look pretty, but don't let that fool you. Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) can be a pain if it's growing in your yard. It's non-native and can be an invasive plant, as ...

The botanical name for the national floral emblem of Scotland, the thistle, is Onopordum acanthium, and as we all know, thistle plants have sharp prickles.The sharp protrusions can be anywhere on ...

Canada thistle is an invasive plant with a deep, extensive root system that requires persistence to completely remove from your lawn. Weeding out young thistles by hand and applying herbicides at ...

When you think of Fernandina, you probably picture peaceful beaches and pristine coastline and that’s exactly what locals and ...

Thistle has become nearly synonymous with noxious weeds, though, of the roughly 70 listed species, only five are thistles. Musk, Canada, bull, scotch and plumeless thistle are all noxious weeds in ...

Improving your soil will weaken thistle and help desired plants grow better. We recommend investing in a $9 soil test kit from your local extension office. Thistle has an extensive root system.

Improving your soil will weaken thistle and help desired plants grow better. We recommend investing in a $9 soil test kit from your local extension office. Thistle has an extensive root system.

Our Mystery Plant (Tall thistle, Cirsium altissimum) is a thistle, and I was able to enter a patch of this stuff on a recent field trip in the upstate of South Carolina.Spiny stuff! It is, in fact ...

Milk thistle tea is made from an herb with milky, white-veined leaves. It has many reported benefits, including liver protection and diabetes management. However, few studies back these claims ...

Step on a Canada thistle with bare feet and you’ll know it right away. Canada thistles have a robust root system. Roots grow 6 feet or more deep and extend horizontally 15 feet or more.