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Echinops ritro

Steely blue drumstick pom-poms, covered with butterflies and bees as soon as the sun comes out.
£3.25
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow

Steely blue drumstick pom poms, covered with butterflies and bees as soon as the sun comes out

This flowers much of the summer and autumn and the flowers are followed by long-lasting architectural seedpods which, as a perennial, come back year after year.

Product details

Type
Perennial
Position
Border (Back)
Soil
Broad Tolerance
Flowers
July - September
Height
90cm (36in)
Common name
Globe Thistle
Moisture
Well-drained
Aspect
Full Sun
Spread
60cm (24in)
Cultivation
Sow 2mm deep in individual pots or root trainers.

Care Tips

Choose a planting spot with fairly dry, well-drained soil that is poor to moderately fertile. Full sun is essential as is protection from winter wet. Propagate by division in early spring.

Flowering Time

July - September

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