Thistle

...just another noxious weed.

[Terry R]

True, but beautiful nonetheless!

[Sharon Lee]

stunning colour

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful!

[Sally Ings]

Wonderful colour.

[aurorajane]

Maybe a weed, but one with a great flower head :)

[Morné Grewe]

beautiful nature shot!

[Shirley Banford]

Very beautiful shot.

[Leonie Mogridge]

Loving the colour. Some weeds are prettier than proper flowers.

[Livia]

It's pretty! 8D

[Lindy]

Beautiful!

[Phil]

Noxious but nice!

[vorka]

Im with Phil, pity they're noxious as they are quite nice.

[trude]

it's a very 'pretty' noxious weed!!

[Dione Giorgio]

Gorgeous shot.

[Denise]

Wow...stunning details.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Jackie Anderson]

We have those terrible weeds, hard on pasture for cattle.

[Vanilla Spice]

These things are a pain but I love this color of purple!

[Mary Downing Hahn]

I spent hours once uprooting thistles. I hated to do it because I love their color and shape but they are very invasive and tend to take over gardens.

[elkehochban]

It may be noxious, but it's very pretty! Love this shot - it seems to be exploding at me.

[katy]

But captured beautifully and with such nice color!

[Cathy]

A very pretty weed!

[Maggiemae]

But a pretty purple pop!

[hellcat]

colorful though, and kind of looks like nature's version of a fire cracker. :)