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Echinops ritro

Globe Thistle

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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:

Check your irrigation controller once a month, and adjust as necessary.

Most plants require only one-third as much water in winter as they do in summer.