Echinops ritro
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
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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
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
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