All three have flowers very similar to dandelions, so you might think they are just dandies with long, long stems. Like ...

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) can be a pain if it's growing in your yard.It's non-native and can be an invasive plant, as Keri Wilson, horticulturist and writer for Garden Media Group, points out, ...

Tall thistle flowers in August and September in eastern Nebraska. So that’s the plant most people are seeing now. Musk thistle flowers in May and June in the eastern part of the state.

In hot Spanish summers, the thistle Carlina corymbosa is somehow able to cool itself substantially below air temperature.

Blessed thistle is an herb with a long history of use for indigestion and low milk production. Learn more about its suggested benefits and potential side effects.

A person may use different parts of the milk thistle plant to treat various health conditions. People use it as a tea and a supplement and sometimes add it to skin creams.

The plant also affected native vegetation and wildlife, preventing them from thriving in infested areas. Russian thistle can spread prolifically and while it has its own very effective natural methods ...

Milk thistle is available as capsules, tablets, liquid extracts, and tea. The plant’s seeds and sometimes leaves are used in these preparations.

Milk thistle, also known as silymarin, has been used for hundreds of years as an herbal remedy for liver problems. What is it? And can it really help your liver?

Take ownership of the problems around us and be part of the solution, rather than waiting for the Government to do it all for us.

England has a rose, Wales a daffodil, Ireland a shamrock and Scotland the purple, prickly but proud thistle which has been our national emblem for centuries, here’s why.

A garden weed posing as a pretty flower can cause havoc in many gardens, and it doesn't need direct sunlight to thrive and spread at a rapid rate ...