The Bull Thistle is one of the most prickly and one of the tallest of the Thistles.Its name may come from the Saxon word, " to stab". It is a food source for butterflies and bees and also birds like the Gold Finch. The thistle down is used also by the Gold Finch in the making of their nests. Historically .... it has been around for a long time.... In Genesis, Thistles are mentioned in the curse put on the land when Adam and Eves disobeyed God. The Thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. During the Middle Ages the Scots were at war with the Norsemen. The legend says that thistles saved the Scots from being slaughtered by the Norsemen. One night the Norsemen came ashore and removed their boots to sneak up on the sleeping Scots. One Norsemen stepped on a Thistle and cried out in pain. This woke the Scots and they drove the Norsemen from their land. Once again the humble flower has played such an important part in the lives of man and beast.
Where I found it : In the back field
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