‘Lady Thistledown’ is actually a branch of ‘blue sea holly’ lost in the hills, looking like it might belong there but is actually dreaming of a different place.

In the somewhat terrible but alarmingly watchable Bridgerton, the hero of the story was Lady Whistledown. The name being the secret identity of a societal provocateur intent on breaking apart peoples expectations of class and gender.

Lady Thistledown may be none of these things but it was a nice name for a painting…