Echinops bannaticus Blue Globe

Common name: Globe Thistle

Experience the beauty of 'Blue Globe' Echinops, with its striking blue flowers and silvery foliage.

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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A dainty delight of grey-blue pom poms A whimsical show of spherical, smoky-blue blooms ensures cottagey charm in your garden or patio container. From June to August, these fuzzy flowerheads sway on branching stems above deciduous, hairy, grey-green foliage.Your echinops tolerates dry conditions, thriving in rockeries as well as borders and containers. Deer and rabbits show no interest in this plant; however, bees and butterflies are quick to dance around the fluffy ball-like blooms.As your Globe Thistle naturalises in your garden, your vases benefit from a wealth of these delightful pom poms. A fully or partly sunny, south of west-facing location with moist, well-drained soil provides the best conditions for this fully hardy perennial. Cut back after flowering to encourage a second burst of colour.When fully grown, your Echinops bannaticus Blue Globe reaches a height and spread of 1.2m by 60cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Echinops bannaticus Blue Globe P9
Common Name Globe Thistle
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Blue
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 1.20 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Aspect South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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