pearl
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Possibly one for Jevs, does anyone know what those giant thistle looking plants are in Preston Park, between the tennis courts. I think they're lovely and the bees seem to love them too.
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A Plant Question
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Giantus Thistlus 
ferring seagull
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- Dec 30, 2010
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If mauve/purple flowers and 3 to 4 feet tall - perhaps they could be globe artichokes - can you post a pic ?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Giantus Thistlus
For those few posters unversed in the Classical Latin language, please permit me to translate on behalf of our learned friend [MENTION=600]Bry Nylon[/MENTION]: 'Giant Thistles'
Globe Thistle - Echinops ritro
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Tweezle?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Coldeanseagull
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I've not seen them, but the description could be cynara cardunculus or cardoon.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Could be a cardoon?
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Beat me to it!
Cowfold Seagull
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Could be so many things, buddleia perhaps? Butterflies love them too.
Particks?
jevs
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This. Spectacular thistle type plants which are edible. I divided one from Preston Park and put them in the Rockery. The only downsides are they do get attacked by blackfly and they can be a bit unruly and fall over.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
[MENTION=259]Jack Straw[/MENTION]
jevs
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Coldeanseagull
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Molluscs, don't forget about the molluscs!
I can guarantee that every time I grow them from seed, they attract the biggest, slimiest, most orangeyist(if its not a real word, it should be)slugs this side of the channel