Sunny sow thistles
A while ago I posted about Sonchus acaulis, the Canarian sow thistle I grew from seed. Although it has no stem (hence acaulis), once the rosette has decided it is big enough to bloom it sends up a tall, branched stem with large yellow flowers. These are covered in white ‘fluff’ which is easily dislodged with handling and they open into large, bright yellow flowers like a dandelion that thinks it is a sunflower – they are almost 10cm across. They are bright, frilly and they make me smile.
The Biking Gardener 
I can see why it makes you smile! So cheerful!
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And the sun is out too today – even better.
Interesting to grow it, especially when from seed, but….. it’s still a sow thistle. Silk purse etc. Sorry!
LOL – its a sow thistle, not a sow’s ear 🙂