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Globe Thistle (Echinops Ritro) turning blue as summer progresses in a Chicago, Illinois garden. Selective focus on flowerhead in foreground

Close up of borage, borago officinalis flowers in bloom

Close Up Wild Artichoke Flower At Muiden The Netherlands 13-7-2022

High angle macro view of a single prickly blue thistle (sea holly) with shallow DOF

Nature's resilience: A solitary thistle stands tall amidst the sprawling fields, a testament to its strength and beauty in the face of the elements. #FieldElegance #NatureResilience

The purple thistle flower photographed in Australia

$Flora of Gran Canaria - Echium callithyrsum, blue bugloss of Tenteniguada, endemic to the island,\n natural macro floral background$

Eryngium planum, the blue eryngo or flat sea holly, is a plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the area that includes central and southeastern Europe and central Asia

Artichokes have been popular food plants and effective medicinal plants for centuries. Because of their bitter substances, they are mainly used for the treatment of stomach ailments and indigestion.

$Tall biennial to 1,5m, stem with sharp spiny Wings to the Top, Leaves lanceolate, pinnately -lobed, spiny-margined, dull green, prickly-hairy on the upper Surface. Flower heads purple, 20-40mm, in a panicle or flat topped Cluster.\nHabitat: Grassy and waste Places, disturbed Ground, often on fertile base-rich soils. Flower Season: July-October.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe (North America), except the far North. Cosmopolite?\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation to Ireland in July 2022.$