We have a thing about teasels in our house.
When we lived in Bristol we grew a monster teasel. In truth we neither planted it or nurtured it, it just appeared. Then one day it was so large that we could watch the goldfinches feast on the seed from our first floor bathroom window. It was truly a monster teasel.
When we moved to North Devon a seedling piggybacked on one of the many pots we brought with us. This seedling in turn has spawned others that appear regularly in our front garden. Now they have moved next door, much to the amusement of my lovely neighbour. “What is it?” she asked, “Don’t worry” I said “It is son of Monster Teasel and it will bring you good luck and feasting birds.” She agreed this was reason enough not to dig it up. When the northerly winds visit they sway in unison, spreading any remaining seed far and wide.
We love teasels in our house.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Oooh, you teasel you! Or are you secretly a bus company? You know, we wait for ages and then we get three together? I hope you also told your neighbour to let her neighbour know that they’ll have teasels in a few years! Funny old plant. One of those which either grows for you in abundance or tells you to go away. They tell me to go away! Like red valerian. Tried and failed to grow it for years. Then next door planted some. It grew away madly. Next door don’t understand the concept of deadheading. I now have the damned plant growing everywhere I don’t want it to.
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Valerian is a bit of a thug around these parts, and it is very tricky to get out once it gets its roots down, unlike the delicate and sophisticated teasel 😉
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Love the composition and the palette of this photo – the dark, structural teasels against a paler background of grey rooftops fading to misty sky and sea. Gorgeous!
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Thanks Mrs D, it always is good to get approval from such a wonderful artist x
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I’m in two minds about teasels, but your fantastic photo and your lovely tale, have made me think I might give them another chance….. if they’ll let me!
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I will collect some seed for you 🙂
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I always grow a few on the plot in the hope that I’ll see goldfinches on them one day. xx
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I am sure they will come, they may have done already when you weren’t looking! x
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I’m sure that’s what they do as I’ve seen them on the teasels that are on other plots. xx
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I’m another teasel lover. It took me a wee while to get them established but now they appear, self-seeding all over the place. No goldfinches yet though.
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They are on their way …… 🙂
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