tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post5823873781000594459..comments2023-12-10T18:30:16.701-07:00Comments on Living and Dyeing Under the Big Sky: Mystery ThistleCynthia St Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05627612491156423102noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-23059375650862825252009-07-25T12:07:54.183-06:002009-07-25T12:07:54.183-06:00This is teasel. Here in Illinois it is an invasive...This is teasel. Here in Illinois it is an invasive weed. Beware. It is pretty but.....Darcy Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363978164403350573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-32609384879192518642009-07-25T10:47:45.378-06:002009-07-25T10:47:45.378-06:00Yes, you are correct, this is teasel.
I posted ima...Yes, you are correct, this is teasel.<br />I posted images of teasel on my blog this spring:<br />http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/2009/05/working-cattle.html<br />We have had it on our place forever.<br />I don't think it is overly invasive.<br />Just don't brush up against it, or you will get scratched!<br />My images show it the following year when it is all dried out. <br />LuAnn in Oregon<br />http://luannkessi.blogspot.comLuAnn Kessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452504557094310816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-9745831260329781722009-07-24T15:00:09.595-06:002009-07-24T15:00:09.595-06:00having had them in penna'I agree dry them draw...having had them in penna'I agree dry them draw a picture and burn the devils up! lyle. you could carve one . that would look good with some other flower headslyle baxterhttp://www.almostheavengifts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-71268669829304796292009-07-24T10:05:35.255-06:002009-07-24T10:05:35.255-06:00I was thinking that had to be teasel before you ad...I was thinking that had to be teasel before you added the ps. If you were here in the Midwest, I would say get rid of it now--it takes over, it spreads far and wide (thanks to the goldfinches eating it and then depositing it, if you get my drift). Plus I have a general policy of not having plants with that many sharp pointy parts.bj paradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601731952781710406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-51274585935742728922009-07-24T07:25:21.616-06:002009-07-24T07:25:21.616-06:00I recently started putting out thistle seeds for t...I recently started putting out thistle seeds for the Goldfinches... I'll keep watch to see if anything sprouts! I assumed the seed companies sterilized the seeds before packing for sale, but could be not...Judy Sall Fiber Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172226619205640720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-8421838901399799792009-07-24T07:24:50.873-06:002009-07-24T07:24:50.873-06:00Here, and in New England, you only see it where th...Here, and in New England, you only see it where there was a homestead. I was amused when I was living in a house built in Connecticut in 1805 as on the floor of the attic, in the cracks between the floorboards were remnants of teasel heads. Teasel was put onto a wooden frame and used to "tease" fibers much as a carding comb. <br /><br />My experience with things which are labeled as invasive is that in some areas it is, and in others it is nearly impossible to eradicate.<br /><br />Since Montana has so many invasive species, I'd cut the heads and use it as a dried flower in the house and not let it go to see. It is also a perennial....so be aware.<br /><br />In Connecticut, Mule Tail spurge wasn't a problem....here, I can't stop the stuff! Don't risk it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140675211931598431noreply@blogger.com