pretty but unapproachable!

Thank you, Roger. I love their fantastic neon color too :)
Have a good weekend. I thought I read something about a very cautious easing up of the restrictions this weekend in the UK.

thank you very much, Neira.
Isabel suggested it's Onopordum acanthium. You think , if I understand correctly the translation from French, it's Cirsium vulgare. Confusingly, both are called "cardo asinino" (donkey's thistle) in Italian ... I think I will let you two experts figure it out :D
Have a great weekend!

Oh, oh, Neira thinks it's a different kind called Cirsium vulgare and I know better than to put my finger between two experts ... I'll let you girls duke it out! ;)

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