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Echinops ritro
Globe Thistle
- Category: Perennial
- Hardiness Zone:2-8
- Height:24-48 Inches
- Spread:24-36 Inches
- Bloom Color: Silver/Blue
- Foliage Color: Blue-Green
Steel blue 2-3" prickly globe flower towers above blue-green, deeply cut foliage.
Interesting planted with other perennials that will highlight its unique flower and foliage shape.
Echinops ritro - Globe Thistle from Hoffie Nursery
Echinops ritro - Globe Thistle from Hoffie Nursery
Echinops ritro - Globe Thistle from Hoffie Nursery
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Soil Moisture
| • | Well-Drained |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer |
Bloom Time
| • | July - September |
Additional Information about Echinops ritro
A great dried flower! Bees and Butterflies love this plant!
Genus name comes from the Greek words echinos meaning a hedgehog and ops meaning appearance in reference to the flower heads.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Echinops ritro
Will reseed freely and is very drought resistant once established.
