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title: "Can anyone help me identify this plant?"
description: "Can anyone help me identify this plant?"
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author: "super hans"
published: "2023-10-11T09:44:44.646Z"
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# Can anyone help me identify this plant?

_Posted by super hans on 2023-10-11_

Can anyone help me identify this plant?

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## 8 comments

### Kirsty commented on 2023-10-11

It looks like a thistle. Or it could be some form of allium.

#### super hans replied on 2023-10-11

Thank you!!

### Penny L commented on 2023-10-11

Yes, I agree that it’s a thistle. It’s beautiful, but you don’t want to touch it without wearing gloves.

#### super hans replied on 2023-10-11

Thank you! I’ve been trying to find what they are as my mum loves them

### Penny L commented on 2023-10-11

It’s a globe thistle or Echinops bannaticus, I think. I found a shop on Etsy that sells the seeds: EpicGlobalSeeds. I’m pretty sure they grow really quickly because they’re technically “weeds.” I just think they’re beautiful. 😀

#### super hans replied on 2023-10-11

Amazing thank you!

#### Penny L replied on 2023-10-11

My pleasure! They always remind me of cornflowers, which are just as easy to grow and a more vibrant indigo/blue. I’ve seen “wild” gardens before with both types of plants, and they look stunning together.

### LM68 commented on 2023-10-14

In some places in the US thistle is considered an invasive species.

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