Categories David Thistle with late flower Post author By David Post date 30 October 2021 The middle of this month, and most thistles had stopped flowering some time ago; their seeds ripened, and been dispersed by the wind or eated by goldfinches. AS rare exeption, this plant by the footpath across Compton Rough. ← Clouded agarics, Old Nursery Wood → Parasols galore, West Park