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    Ive never see these before but they sure look like thistles to me
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    poppy, Jul 19, 2009
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Wow thank you toni is it from the thistle family im guessing that its not in full bloom yet is this right toni
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    True Thistles and Liatris are both in the Aster family but seperate at the Genus....
    Thistles are in the Cynareae tribe - family Asteraceae
    Liatris is in Genus: Liatris- family Asteraceae

    You're right, the Liatris bloom opens from the top down so it hasn't fully bloomed yet.
     
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    The flower shop I help out at uses a lot of Liatris.
    Pretty purple!
     
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