I'm a wildflower...

By the JaneDear Girls - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC0IhlquYlI

The open bloom confirms it - Cirsium nuttallii or commonly known as Coastal Tall Thistle or Nuttall's Thistle. More info here - http://namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=3132 Original shot of the buds here - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2021-06-09

Also making it my 2nd wildflower find and ID of summer. =)

Nine years ago today - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2012-06-27

[KV]

Wow! That is so pretty… awesome focus and so nice against the dark background.

[Mags]

@kvphoto Thank you so very much, KV! I got my reward for letting it grow. I wanted to see if it would bloom and what it would look like.

[Susan Wakely]

Looks so good on black and lovely colour.

[Kate]

Great focus on such a pretty flower. You are always so good about identifying flowers and trees.

[RonM]

Wow image. I will be a trained horticulturalist by the end of the season!

[Mags]

@wakelys Thank you very much, Susan!

@k9photo You are very sweet, Kate. Thank you! I figure I might as well know what I shoot. =)

@milestonevisualmedia Thank you, Ron! LOL! Maybe naturalist and nothing wrong with that. =)

[Milanie]

Love thistles - haven't seen any bloom here yet - nice against black

[Mags]

@milaniet Thank you, Milanie!

[bruni]

A gorgeous colour, shows well on black.

[sarah]

Fantastic fav

[Lin]

Lovely focus

[LManning (Laura)]

So lovely, and such great details!

[Mags]

@bruni Thank you very much, Bruni!

@samae Most grateful! Thank you, Sarah.

@linnypinny Thanks, Lin!

@ljmanning Thank you, Laura!

[Esther Rosenberg]

so nice! sharp and so much details. What a stunning flower

[Mags]

@dutchothotmailcom Thank you very much, Esther!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Nicely composed!

[Kathy A]

This is beautiful!

[sheri]

Like a pastel firework, I love the elegant black background and the superb crisp focus.

[Diana]

What a beauty it has turned into, gorgeous shot!

[Dione Giorgio]

And a really beautiful one too.

[Kat]

Really stunning!

[Mags]

@skipt07 Thanks so much, Skip!

@kjarn Thank you, Kathy!

@sherimiya Thank you, Sheri! Nice to shoot in the shade and expose for the light. Gives me a dark background almost every time. =)

@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana!

@sangwann Thank you, Dione!

@katford Thank you, Kat!

[Peter Dulis]

lovely capture ...

[Mags]

@pdulis Thank you, Peter!

[Kathy Burzynski]

Pretty

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely details and such a pretty color.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful and a lovely colour, fav

[Mags]

@myhrhelper Thanks, Kathy!

@mittens Thank you, Marilyn!

@craftymeg Thanks so much, Margaret!

[Cheryl]

Beautiful, fave

[Mags]

@chesney_7 Thank you very much, Cheryl!

[haskar]

Beautifully captured.

[Mags]

@haskar Thank you very much, Haskar!