Botanical name | Echinops ritro |
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Plant Care | ![]() Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. ![]() Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. ![]() Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. ![]() Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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Flowers | Globe thistle striking, rounded, steel-blue, thistle-like flowers. |
Common name(s) | Veitch's Blue / globe thistle |
Origin | |
Foliage | Bears grey-green hairy leaves. |
Uses in landscape design | Useful for back-ofthe- border planting. |
Maintenance | Divide overcrowded clumps in spring or autumn and cut back as necessary in winter. |
Uses | An excellent cut flower, it also dries well. |
Echinops ritro (Veitch's Blue / globe thistle)
- Botanical name: Echinops ritro
- Common name(s): Veitch's Blue / globe thistle
- Categories: Ground Covers and Perennials
Plant description:
Striking, rounded, steel-blue, thistle-like flowers and grey-green hairy leaves. Useful for back-ofthe- border planting. Divide overcrowded clumps in spring or autumn and cut back as necessary in winter. An excellent cut flower, it also dries well.
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Botanical Pronunciation: eh-KYE-nops RYE-troe
Echinops ritro requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
Globe thistle striking, rounded, steel-blue, thistle-like flowers.
Bears grey-green hairy leaves.