Silvered branching stems, up to 1m tall clothed in dark green, deeply cut leaves with white backs. Indigo-blue buds open into balls of starry-blue flowers, the colour intensified by dark calyces. Haunted by bumble bees in summer.
Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
Globe thistle
Details
| Aspect | Full sun |
| Flower Colour | Blue |
| Flowering Period | Jul | Aug |
| Foliage | Not evergreen |
| Goes Well With | Achillea, Agastache, Salvia |
| Growth Habit | Clump-forming |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy |
| Height | 1m |
| Soil | Light, well-drained |
| Spread | 50cm |
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