Is it as sharp as it looks like?

Is it as sharp as it looks like?, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Yep, Miss Willmott's Ghost is even sharper than you thought. Ouch!

My flowers 5: Miss Willmott's Ghost

Miss Willmott's Ghost , originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

I have sown this beautiful, but spikey Eryngium giganteum from seed. I think I bought the seed from Thompson & Morgan four years ago and it has been surprisingly hardy. Later it turns to be all grey, like all the proper ghosts :)