September 23rd, 2012: Melancholy Thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum) by DMersh

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Calif_Sue Northern California, United States(Zone 9a) Sep 23, 2012

The Bloom of the Day for September 23rd, 2012 was Melancholy Thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2012-09-23

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marti001 Somerset, KY(Zone 6b) Sep 23, 2012

Great picture!!

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Sep 23, 2012

That's a beautiful shot!

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DMersh Perth, United Kingdom(Zone 7b) Sep 23, 2012

Thanks, that was a solitary thistle by the river but there was a big patch of them few hundred yards away, they seem to be less common than the Spear Thistle and Creeping Thistle, the main species commonly encountered.

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sunkissed Winter Springs, FL(Zone 9b) Oct 03, 2012

Oh how spectacular!

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