Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, Common Globe Thistle, Echinops adenocaulos. Common Globe Thistle in Israel.

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, Common Globe Thistle, Echinops adenocaulos. Common Globe Thistle in Israel.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Street gardens, artichoke flowers.

Thistle, Pasture Thistle, Cirsium Pumilum, Mauve coloured flower against a backround of dandelions.

Globe Thistle, Echinops, Bee on a globe thistle in the kitchen gardens of Buckland Abbey, Cornwall.

Sea Holly, Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngium leavenworthii, Detail of purple coloured flower growing outdoor.

Sea Holly, Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngium leavenworthii, Detail of purple coloured flower growing outdoor.

Sea Holly, Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngium leavenworthii, Detail of purple coloured flower growing outdoor.

Sea Holly, Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngium leavenworthii, Detail of purple coloured flowers growing outdoor.

Sea Holly, Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngium leavenworthii, Detail of purple coloured flower growing outdoor.

Sea Holly, Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngium leavenworthii, Detail of purple coloured flower growing outdoor.

Sea Holly, Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngium leavenworthii, Detail of purple coloured flowers growing outdoor.