Thistle National Flower Of Scotland. The Scottish flower is basically from polyphyletic group. The thistle flower has a distinct prickly touch and grows spiny leaves that keeps it from being eaten by wildlife.
In Scotland we have the Thistle as our National Flower. The National Flower of Scotland is Thistle. The flower is used in Scotland to name various football clubs and a high chivalric order is also named after the flower.
Legend has it that an Army of King Haakon of Norway intent on conquering the Scots landed at the Coast of Largs at night to surprise the sleeping Scottish Clansmen.
21042019 Legend has it that the thistle was soon adopted as the national emblem of Scotland. Onopordum acanthium cotton thistle Scotch or Scottish thistle not to be confused with Cirsium vulgare - spear thistle which is also known as Scotch or Scottish thistle and is the national flower of Scotland. The flower is used in Scotland to name various football clubs and a high chivalric order is also named after the flower. Common throughout The Highlands Islands and Lowlands of Scotland the prickly purple thistle has been Scotlands national emblem for centuries.