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Echinops ritro
Globe Thistle
Information by: Jerry Sortomme Photographer: JJ Neilson Arboretum
Description
This perennial will grow 1'-4' tall and produces beautiful, blue/lavender ball-like flowers. It does well in full sun and dry to moist soil.
Plant Type
Perennial
Height Range
1-3', 3-6'
Flower Color
Blue
Flower Season
Spring, Summer
Leaf Color
Grey Green
Bark Color
n/a
Fruit Color
n/a
Fruit Season
n/a
Water Saving Tip:
Apply as little fertilizer as possible.
If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.