Country diary: a prickle of excitement among the purple thistles

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Empingham, Rutland: These emblematic plants may not be widely celebrated south of the border, but they do attract the odd rare butterfly

Seven young white and black dappled Friesians have arrived and are lazing in the meadow. There is plenty of sward for them to consume, and doing so will ensure that the flowering herbs don’t get crowded out by grass and shrubs.

 

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There is even a patriotic song: The Thistle of Scotland

They're magnificent and they grow wild in the Golan Heights. I took this photo a few years ago:

The thistles are beautiful.

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