Am I crazy or is there no such thing as white thistle? I have only ever seen the purple thistle flowers in my life and today when I was hiking, high up on top a ridge I wondered over to a patch of Queen Ann's Lace (wild carrot) mixed in with butterfly covered thistle. Thing is, what I thought at first was the white of the thistle when the purple flower finishes and turns white-n- fuzzy, so it's seeds can take flight.... suddenly transformed in front my eyes when I realized the actual flowers were WHITE!*
Now.... see this pic below! That is the color thistle always is - (and that is what was growing all round the field....)
This white thistle was a loner. A rebel. Bugs were not even on it. It stood alone in it's rare majesty. I saw no other white thistle around.
I took three small seed heads with me in a baggie I had in my backpack - I would love to plant them and see if more white thistle will grow!Tell me --- have any of ya'll ever seen white thistle (in any location, smokey mountains or otherwise?)
Xoxoxo
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