#globe thistle

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Echinops, Globe Thistle

[samirafee]

#BEE on a MISSION in LIFE…🐝♻️💟

@samirafee

[flowerishness]

Echinops (globe thistle) and Bombus (bumble bee)

I have never seen a bumble bee with a pollen basket this full before. As I watched her methodically go from flower to flower on this globe thistle, it was pollen she was after and the globe thistle was happy to oblige.

Wind-pollenated plants produce enormous quantities of tiny pollen grains on the one-in-a-million chance that one will land on a member of the same species. Insect-pollinated plants produce far fewer but much larger pollen grains, packed with protein to attract hungry bees. They also make nectar which is the fuel that keeps those little wings beating so fast. It's true that the bumble bees eat most of the pollen but using the 'bumble bee taxi service' is still a much more efficient way to get those pollen grains to their designated target.

Unlike honey bees, who make huge amounts of honey so the entire colony can survive the winter, bumble bees only make a small amount of honey⁠—just enough to feed the colony for a couple of days during bad weather. At the end of summer, new queens and drones emerge. After mating, the queen finds a nice little hole in the ground to crawl into and hibernates through the winter.

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Blue globe thistle & pollinators

[sockmonkeybaby]

[bloomingpaint]

[angiec333]

Globe thistles (Echinops)

[patriciastrike]

[taunyastubler1954blog]

[yz]

Bees hard at work at dusk. The flower is a globe thistle.

[wsjyuyuyuau]

Don Patch (Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobobo)

Name: Don Patch

Series: Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobobo

Gender: Male

Status: Alive

Family: Bobobo’s Squad (Chosen Family)

Flower Motif: Globe Thistle (Echinops bannaticus)

Flower Meaning: Protection

Weapon of Choice: Hammer

Associated With: Interdimensional Hero Club

Hero Form Appearance: A surprising outfit that mixes a hero’s armor with YuYuYu’s Hero Form outfits. The undersuit is a solid gray, but the main outfit itself is a solid blue. Accent colors of gold, silver, black, white, gray, yellow, green, cream, and beige bring balance to the outfit, while the boots, gloves, and shoulder pads all have patterns of globe thistles- and the only other accessory is a globe thistle brooch on Don Patch’s left breast. The flower’s petal shape can be seen in the tailcoat and collar.

Full Bloom Gauge Location: Right Fist

Guardian: Klud (Based on the Kludde)

Favorite Food: Cheese Puffs

Parallel To: None

Bio: Don Patch is a character in the anime and manga of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo who is a happy-go-lucky character, more so than anyone else on Bo-bobo's team. While facing extreme danger and the many powerful and troublesome threats in this world, he usually keeps his chin up and either finds or says something that completely destroys the mood of the battle or makes things even more bizarre.

[samirafee]

#ECHINOPS - GLOBE THISTLE🌿🟣🌿

@samirafee

[flowerishness]

Echinops bannaticus (blue globe thistle)

I usually think of globe thistles as a summer flower but they often bloom through late autumn if conditions are right. They prefer dry, nutrient-poor soils and they like a sunny spot. They're native to Central Europe but they seem to grow just fine in Vancouver. They're a no-fuss perennial and not invasive like their close relative, the Scotch thistle. If the world is indeed becoming a warmer place, then the globe thistle should do just fine.

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Blue globe thistle

[goose-duck]

♡Flower: Globe Thistle

Science: Echinops is a genus of about 130 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They have spiny foliage and produce blue or white spherical flower heads.

Symbolism: Strength, resilience, protection, and loyalty.

Fun Fact: Globe thistle blooms in the summer, typically from mid to late summer.

Can you eat it?: Yes, the young leaves, flower stalks, and flower heads of globe thistle are edible. However, the leaves are covered in sharp hairs, so it's best to wear gloves when handling them.

[bloomingpaint]