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Old 09-20-2021, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
The tall ones look like thistle. Hard to tell with that shot though, they're too far away to see any details. Could be cynara or maybe basketflower. They're all very pretty, to me. I love wildflowers though.

If I were the landscaper, however, I'd put them in the middle of the garden, with shorter ones encircling it outward, to the shortest ones at the curb.
Thistle is considered noxious weed in a lot of states.