Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
GLOBE THISTLE
Asteraceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.9m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

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Flowers: blue

Flowering Time: late summer

Leaves: blue-grey; grey underneath
 
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Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
GLOBE THISTLE
Asteraceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.9m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue

Flowering Time: late summer

Leaves: blue-grey; grey underneath


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, dry style & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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