Globe Thistle - Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow'
DESCRIPTION
Their distinctive steel blue flower spheres, loaded with nectar, rise above the showy silvery green foliage. Though they look prickly, they are not as rough as you might think.
The pollinators love this plant! And you will too!
MATURE PLANT SIZE
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Spread: 1 to 2 feet
WATER NEEDS
Medium - Low
SUN EXPOSURE
Full Sun (6 hours/day)
BLOOM TIME
July- August
FLOWER COLOR
Steel blue
HABIT / USE
Cut Flowers, Mass Planting, Specimen
EDIBLE PARTS
None
OTHER POLLINATORS & WILD LIFE ATTRACTED
Butterflies, Bumblebees, Nocturnal Moths
SOIL TYPE
Tolerates a wide range of soils, including poor and dry soils, if they are well-drained.
PROPAGATION
Seed - Sow globe thistle seed in cell packs or flats, press into soil, do not cover. Light aids germination. Kept at 65-70° F., germination is in 14-21 days. Can direct sow globe thistle into prepared seed beds in groups of 4 seeds, spaced 2 ft. apart. Thin to the strongest plant.