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Native Thistle.

http://hiperduct.ac.uk/esl-cheap-essay-ghostwriting-for-hire Walking through the field scrounging up the last blueberries of the season I was arrested – metaphorically – by some glowing pink orbs in the field, which looked like some weird Martian flower which had landed here to colonize Earth.  They were clearly thistles, but the flowers were three inches across instead of an inch across.  Turns out this is the native thistle, Cirsium pumilum (pumilum ironically in Latin means “dwarf,” which I suppose means “monstrously big” per oppositum sensum in this case).  It has especially nasty thorns, and would be terrible to have to weed around, but it has real ornamental value because of the size and curiosity of the blooms (which again, look like the nerve center of the universe or something – truly remarkable).

purchase clomid 50mg Someone was just asking me about putting color in her meadow – Catskill meadows are generally green and tan, in part due to deer pressure and in part due to the general absence of prairie in this area.  This would be one of the plants that could be used.  Like all thistles though, I would fear it getting out of hand a bit.  Still, I will gather seed this fall and give it a try in ornamental/meadow settings and see how it works.

Cirsium pumilum

Cirsium pumilum

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