#teasell

[noctipherr]

Had to draw some reqs for PGRtwt! I’m more active there, I’m afraid. 😞

[geopsych]

Frosted teasel, December 2019.

[summerwages]

teasel time..

[julianplum]

prompt 08 // golden + mist // gouache on hot press paper

goldenrod and teasels mean fall up where I live, and when the sun rises before the mist burns off, it turns everything gold.

[huariqueje]

Teasel  -   Kerry Simmons , 2022.

American , b. 1976 -

Acrylic, oil

[kristo-flowers]

teasel

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 13 August 2024

Making a vertical feature by this bench was the biennial Dipsacus fullonum (common teasel). The flowers are covered with tiny blue flowers that are popular with pollinators and the plant structure remains throughout winter making the seedheads attractive to birds, especially goldfinches.

Jill Raggett

[flowerishness]

Dipsacus fullonum (wild teasel, fuller's teasel))

Fuller's teasel was introduced to North America in the 1700s as a valuable agricultural crop used in the manufacture of woolen cloth. That was then and this is now. According to the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia, "Teasel is a biennial plant that prefers sunny locations and can grow in a range of wet to dry soils. It has spread to natural spaces where it is inedible to wildlife. It typically invades meadows, pastures, roadsides, and disturbed areas. Teasel is designated as a Regional Containment/Control species by the BC Provincial Priority Invasive Species List."

This one 'invaded' our back garden several years ago but we valued it as a bold, botanical statement (and it has such pretty pink flowers), so we let it stay. This species rarely grows taller than two metres but yesterday I pulled out my ancient, pre-metric Stanley tape measure and this one topped out at 97 inches (over 8 feet or 2.5m). Yes indeed, this teasel is a magnificent specimen and this is about as big as a fuller's teasel can get. It's amazing what a bit of regular watering can do for an 'invasive' weed.

[stargoose-photo]

Motney Hill, Rainham, Kent, England, September 2024.

[sweetprincess156]

Sometimes you need a little break from everyday life to feel myself and relax with a loud moan.💕🙈 After that everything is much easier :) 💋

[360nw]

Wild Teasel Visitation - July 2024

[sitting-on-me-bum]

There are about 5,300 species of passeriformes, or perching birds. Here, we see a Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) feeding on the seeds of a teasel plant.

(Image credit: Sandra Standbridge via Getty Images)

[summerwages]

what goes around comes around...

[void-refraction]

Lulworth, England

July 2022

[huariqueje]

Winter Teasel   - Paul Evans

British , b. 1954 -

Silk sceen print on paper , 35 × 35 cm.

[azurin]

Teasell