Globe thistle
Echinops
Name
Botanical name: | Echinops ritro |
Colloquial name: | Globe thistle |
Growth
Growth form: | bushy, clump-forming |
Mature height: | 60 - 90 cm |
Leaf
Leaf color: | gray-green |
Blossom / fruit
Blossom: | conspicuous, ball-shaped |
Flowering period: | July to September |
Flower color: | Blue |
Fruit: | inconspicuous |
Miscellaneous
Location: | sun |
Flowering period: | all year round |
Requirement: | 1 - 3 plants per m² |
Use for: | bed, open space, border, cut flowers, bee pasture, grouping Plants |
Ships as: | as pot plant |
Hardiness: | yes |