Scotland's National Flower

England has the rose, Wales the daffodil, Ireland the shamrock and Scotland…the thistle.

Second only to tartan, nothing quite says 'Scotland' like this humble, prickly weed. But how on earth did it become the proud emblem of an entire nation?

Thistles

5 facts about the Thistle

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