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Scottish thistle motif illustration

UNITED KINGDOM · NATURE

Scottish thistle

What it means: Scottish identity; resilience is an optional contemporary association.

Royal sources document the thistle's historical use as a Scottish royal plant badge and its continued appearance in the Order of the Thistle.

Often chosen for: Family, home & belonging · Peace, calm & comfort · Strength & courage · Curiosity, creativity & wonder · Nature & the living world

Respectful use: Preview is a natural thistle sprig, not a royal order or official badge. Do not copy royal insignia or sports trademarks, or present legendary origin stories as established history.

Design a gift with scottish thistle

Sources: [1] royal.uk

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