Echinops ritro
Globe Thistle
- 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.
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer |
Soil Moisture
| • | Well-Drained |
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.
