globe thistle

American  

noun

1. any of various Old World, thistlelike, composite plants of the genus Echinops, having dense heads of tubular blue or white flowers.

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Example Sentences

She is a poet of windows and reflections; of houses and shacks in Maine; of quarries, iced-over ponds and flowers: cow parsnips, red gladioli, globe thistles, wild geraniums.

From Washington Post

Some combination preparations containing African mango, veld grape, East Indian globe thistle and mangosteen showed promising results, but were investigated in three or fewer trials, often with poor research methodology or reporting.

From BBC

Leave a little space for a few perennials, with really showy flowers such as delphinium, globe thistle and oriental lilies.

From Seattle Times

He called his photo, which shows a hoverfly perched delicately on a globe thistle, "Kiss in the backyard".

From BBC

At that distance, they look like stained glass, especially “July Mandala Garden,” a rose window formed of a four-leaf clover, a sunflower, blue dayflowers, red zinnia petals, yellow coreopsis, globe thistles and daisy petals.

From New York Times