Echinops ritro

Sie ist in Ost- und Südeuropa heimisch und wird . Blue Globe Thistle, Globe Thistle. RHS Perfect for pollinators Attractive to pollinators Perfect for cutting Best Seller Recommended. Small Globe Thistle) is an erect herbaceous perennial boasting bright blue, globe-shaped flowers, 2. Ever popular for their globes of blue flowers that attract hoards of insects, globe thistles bring a natural look to the garden.

Echinops ritro subsp. This handsome blue variety is ideal for. Steely blue drumstick pom-poms, covered with butterflies and bees as soon as the sun comes out.

Any way, it is a clump-forming, 4-foot tall plant with golf ball sized blue flower heads atop stiff, rigid stems clad with deeply lobe dark green,. Mpp_echinops-ritro1. Perfectly round balls of small, mid-blue flowers sit on straight stems that pop up from a thick clump of long, . Globes of blue color for late summer show.

Silvery foliage is deeply cut, shaped like lances. In areas with wet soil in winter, better success may come from growing these in a raised bed. May need staking. Further details for. Optimal Growing.

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It is hardy to zone (UK) 3. The species is hermaphrodite . This is a handsome globe thistle with a clump-forming growth habit and deeply- lobe thistle-like, glossy dark green leaves which are spine-tipped at the edges . Full sun, dry . This robust, upright herbaceous perennial has jaggedy-divide . Bees And Butterflies. Undemanding, unfazed by heat and happy as a clam in ordinary soil with some drainage, “Globe Thistle” is a simple to grow, magnetic choice for the dry garden. Blütezeit: Juni - August. Standort: durchlässiger, steiniger Gartenboden,. Pflanzen pro qm, 5. Striking hardy perennial with electric blue globular flowers.

Quality hand packed seeds in recyclable packets. Fast 1-day despatch. FREE shipping on UK . Spherical, metallic-blue flower-heads in August, maturing to bright blue, and prickly, dark green leaves with white undersides.

This globe thistle is perfect for the . As a tall, erect perennial the globe thistle.