THISTLE FLOWER - 10 SEEDS - asteraceae

The thistle is said to be the oldest national flower on record, the legend of how this proud and regal plant became a national emblem goes back many hundreds of years, to the time when Scotland was being rampaged by the vicious Vikings.

The thistle has been the national emblem of Scotland since the reign of Alexander III (1249–1286) and was used on silver coins issued by James III in 1470. It is the symbol of the Order of the Thistle, a high chivalric order of Scotland. It is found in many Scottish symbols and as the name of several Scottish football clubs. The thistle, crowned with the Scottish crown, was the symbol of seven of the eight former Scottish Police Services (from which a new national Police Service, Police Scotland, was formed in 2013), the sole exception being the former Northern Constabulary.

The thistle is also the emblem of Encyclopædia Britannica, which originated in Edinburgh, Scotland.

10 SEEDS PER PACK.  GROWING GUIDE INCLUDED