Orange thistle?

[banddaddyd]

Again I need assistance in identifying a plant. It looks harmless and is absolutely the first time I have ever seen an "orange thistle", especially in a garden here in Oregon. Is that what this is?

Any assistance you can offer will be great

Thanks

banddaddyd

[tall corn]

following her example of when I posted my whatzit question and she found buffalobur, I googled "orange flower thistle" and it lead me to a plant identifying link that said your plant was safflower.

Orange Thistle-like flower - Name That Plant Forum - GardenWeb

Then I googled safflower and it fed back a host of safflower sites.

safflower - Google Images


(above is one link to pictures of you plant)

it looks like a keeper - it was called a poor man's saffron ($$$ saved)

Tall.............

[banddaddyd]

When I googled orange thistle all that came up was florists that dyed the thistle orange.......

Thanks tho

Banddaddyd