Globe Thistle

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Globe Thistle

June 26, 2015 by Mike Powell

Globe Thistles (Echinops ritro) are among the coolest plants in my neighbors’ garden. They have a wonderful texture and stand tall, topped with fantastic balls of tiny flowers tinged with blue, purple, and pink.

It’s Friday and I figured for fun that I’d take a short break from insects and feature a few photos of fantastic flowers.

Posted in Art, Flowers, Gardening, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Echinops ritro, globe thistle, Runnymeade, Tamron 180mm macro | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on June 26, 2015 at 5:24 am | Reply paulettemotzko

Reblogged this on Photos That Inspire Words.
on June 26, 2015 at 7:21 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

I’ve always liked globe thistle too. It’s an unusual flower.
on June 26, 2015 at 6:37 pm | Reply kiaman2012/Greg

Gorgeous!
on June 26, 2015 at 8:27 pm | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

Your perspective really brings out the specialness of this plant.
- on June 26, 2015 at 9:28 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks so much, Charlie. I try through my images to share the world as I experience it.
on June 27, 2015 at 10:02 pm | Reply Birder's Journey

These are marvelous close-ups of these beautiful flowers. I love that you posted them at two different phases.
- on June 27, 2015 at 10:35 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. They last for quite a while so eventually I’ll probably stop by and shoot them again when the bees are loving them.
on June 28, 2015 at 1:54 pm | Reply shirkitvictoria

love these pictures