Echinops ritro - Globe Thistle - Photo courtesy of Sean James Consulting & Design

Globe Thistle

Echinops ritro

  • Steel-blue spiky sphere of florets
  • Flowers rise above the foliage on sturdy stems
  • Gray-green foliage is covered in cobweb-like hair
  • Undersides of the leaves are silvery
  • Bloom Time: Early to late summer
  • Flower Height: 100 cm
  • Flower Size: 5 cm

ZONE:
2

COLOUR:
Blue

HEIGHT:
80-100 cm

SPREAD:
60-70 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Grows best in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun. It will adapt to a wide range of soils and moisture. Deadhead to encourage new blooms and prevent self-seeding.

Additional Notes about Globe Thistle:


Invasive in Ontario. Not yet on 'invasives' lists, but by observation of people in the know.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Sum-Fall
Summer
HABIT:
Upright
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
Gray

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