If it's produced by nature, it's perfect in every sense of the word and a plant is a plant!
The Common Teasel (Dipsacus Fullonum)
I am reluctant to call this a weed, it is a gorgeous and majestic plant which I adore and it's thriving at 1,000 feet above sea level. It's known as the "Wild Teasel", "Fuller's Teasel" or "Venuscup Teasel".
The prickly flower head will give others joy throughout the entire year if they are at ground level, but not up here as I am only going to enjoy it's beauty for just 3-4 months, but hey I am not complaining. I am just thrilled that it's flourishing here, so high up.
This magic little biennial reproduces by seed that will germinate in the late summer and early fall and in winter it presents itself as a basal rosette. As we are so high here, we only saw the flowering in August and the bees have gone mad for them. Check out my photos.
By the way, it was gorgeous today in Biggin and I had a BBQ and made paella! Here's my evidence:-
I think wild plants, flowers or as we call them weeds all play a part with nature, also, there's another way that weeds are addressed and that is if you have a bed of roses and one random plant that isn't a rose, then that random plant is classed as a weed, strange I know, but apparently that's how gardeners think of how to classify weeds, OI think they look good, I like the Scottish thistle, but that's a weed to most people, good article.
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