The globe thistle makes a statuesque plant in poorest soil. Handsome prickly foliage, green and silver. Tall grey stems carry prickly knobbly heads, steel-blue in bud and flower, in late summer.
Echinops ritro
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 | 1.2m |
| Soil | Light, well-drained |
| Spread | 50cm |
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