Common
name: "Globe Thistle"
Latin name: Echinops ritro
Zone: 3
- 9
Elevation to:
Growth habit: Clump forming
Max height: 24" - 36"
Spread: 18" - 24"
Flowers: Yes, June - August Flower type: Globular
Native to area: No
Available varieties: 6+
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured: Echinops
ritro
Globe Thistle
Perennial
Cultivation:
Plant Globe Thistle in full sun in well drained soil. Globe
Thistle actually prefers to be
grown in poor soils. Space new container grown Echinops plants 24"
apart. Globe Thistle is a prolific re-seeder that is not invasive.
Deadhead after flowering to help prevent the plant from spreading.
Globe Thistle flowers attract
butterflies and are excellent for either fresh or dried floral
arrangements.
Propagation:
Globe Thistle seed is easy to germinate. Plant the seed directly in the ground.
Once the Echinops plants have become established divide plants in early spring.
