12 Thistle Pictures

Today we have a beautiful collection of Thistle Pictures! I can’t help but think of Scotland when I see these interesting rustic flowers. Although you will find these all over the U.S. and many other places as well, as they are quite a common Wildflower. Some may see them as weeds but I have always liked these prickly beauties! Most of the full color images have purple blossoms on them. You’ll find a collection of black and white images as well. These would be lovely to use on so many different projects, they are very nice design motifs for your Handmade creations!

Thistle Images

Here is the latest addition to this collection. Featured here is a cute Botanical Illustration of a short and stalky looking Thistle. The Thistly part is a bit wider than most, but it does have the purple flower on top that you most often see.

Pictured above is a colorful Thistle floral graphic from a vintage 1859 Botanical Book! One of the buds has bloomed into a lovely purple flower that almost looks as if it is suspended in midair! The other bud appears to be ready to bloom any minute. Such an interesting picture!

Featured here is another nice Botanical graphic from the same 1859 Book! Shown above is a type of wild Thistle plant, which is a member of the Daisy family. The symmetry of the purple flowers surrounded by a pinkish colored center is quite lovely.

Here we have another lovely wild Thistle plant Botanica! This one has pink star-like flowers in a circular pattern at the top of the plant’s stem. The petals of the individual flowers create a pattern similar to the look of a starfish!

Here we have another lovely purple blossom with the classic spiky looking leaves! This one is so beautifully illustrated.

This one coordinates nicely with the one above. It has a blossom that looks a bit like a pom pom and some very long spikes just under it. Lovely though!

 Here are some lovely pinky purple blooms. I like the little blue “collars” on these too!

Here is the latest addition to this collection. Here’s a lovely Blue version!

Scottish Thistle Clipart

This is such a pretty postcard. Shown above is a bouquet of Thistles all tied up with a tartan Scottish ribbon, and a brightly jeweled pin! This one was meant to be a New Year’s eve card.

Black and White Thistle Pictures

Featured above is a Public Domain Thistle Image! Shown is a striking black and white image of a rather primitive looking Flower Engraving. There is an interesting “swirly” patterned symmetry to the illustration. This one was scanned from a rare Antique Printer’s book that dates to around Circa 1880′s.

This is a beautiful black and white Butterfly image from an early Natural History book. These two pretty insects appear to be resting on a Thistle that is in bloom. I love the intricate detail of the thistle and butterflies. A color image of this one would be interesting to see. This one is truly quite splendid!

I hope you enjoyed this fun curated collection of  Images! You might also like our Favorite Flowers Images HERE or Purple Flowers Collection HERE!