The globe thistle (Echinops ritro) is considered one of the most elegant plants found in Ohio gardens.Like its relatives in the thistle family, the globe thistle has foliage with sharp prickles on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sow thistle is such an invasive, fast-growing plant that people who love a well-behaved landscape usually hate sow thistle. I can understand that. My less-than-well-behaved landscape harbors a ...

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 this inquisitive young rabbit came across a prickly thistle growing in the Suffolk countryside, it seemed to think it had stumbled on a tempting snack. Until it took the first bite, that is.

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

Unlike the big biennial thistles, Canada Thistle cannot be controlled by removing the seed heads. Do not dig, pull, or cut Canada Thistle – this will likely stimulate root growth. Approved herbicide ...

Thistle is an invasive plant. May 18, 2013 May 18, 2013; ... It’s a thistle and like all thistles, ... Sharp, needle-like spines adorn the leaf lobes, margins and bases, ...

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.