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Echinops ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’ (Globe Thistle)

Globe Thistle 'Veitch's Blue', Echinops bannaticus 'Veitch's Blue', Echinops 'Veitch's Blue', Echinops 'Veitch's Dwarf Blue'

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Considered by most growers as the loveliest Globe Thistle, Echinops ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’ is an excellent rebloomer that produces abundant, dark violet-blue flowers at the end of gracefully curving, branched, silvery stems. Blooming from mid-summer to early fall, the bold and ornamental, steel blue globe-shaped flowers (the size of a golf ball) rise above the foliage of sharply divided, dark green leaves, covered in down beneath. Adding outstanding contrast, interest, and color to the summer garden while being trouble-free and low maintenance, Globe Thistle makes an invaluable contribution to the landscape. Excellent for cutting, it flowers more than once in a season. Truly lovely and perfectly suited to the perennial border or the cutting garden.

  • Grows up to 3-4 ft. tall (90-120 cm) and 18-24 in. across (45-60 cm).
  • A full sun lover (partial shade is tolerated), Echinops ritro thrives in poor, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. Rich soils are to be avoided. Tolerant of hot and humid summers. While moisture is required during its growing season, this plant is drought tolerant thereafter.
  • Lovely addition to beds and borders, cottage gardens, wildlife gardens, or gravel gardens.
  • Resilient to most pests and diseases, deer and rabbit resistant, this is a real magnet for bees or butterflies.
  • Propagate by seed sown in a seed bed in mid-spring. Propagate by division in spring or autumn. Propagate by root cuttings in winter
  • Deadhead to prevent self-seeding. Flowers are excellent for dried arrangements. Cut them before they open and dry them upside down.

Requirements

Hardiness 3 - 9
Heat Zones 1 - 11
Climate Zones 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, A2, A3
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Compositae
Genus Echinops
Common names Globe Thistle, Echinops
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 3' - 4'
(90cm - 120cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 18" - 24"
(50cm - 60cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil
Attracts Bees, Butterflies
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden, Prairie and Meadow, Cutting Garden
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Glow’ (Globe Thistle)
Echinops bannaticus ‘Star Frost’ (Globe Thistle)
Echinops sphaerocephalus ‘Arctic Glow’ (Great Globe Thistle)
Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus (Small Globe Thistle)
Echinops bannaticus ‘Taplow Blue’ (Globe Thistle)

Recommended Companion Plants

Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower)
Agastache rugosa f. albiflora ‘Alabaster’ (Korean Mint)
Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (Cranesbill)
Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Album’ (Culver’s Root)
Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Allium)
Verbena bonariensis (Tall Verbena)

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Echinops (Globe Thistle)
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Requirements

Hardiness 3 - 9
Heat Zones 1 - 11
Climate Zones 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, A2, A3
Plant Type Perennials
Plant Family Compositae
Genus Echinops
Common names Globe Thistle, Echinops
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Summer (Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 3' - 4'
(90cm - 120cm)
Spread 1' - 2'
(30cm - 60cm)
Spacing 18" - 24"
(50cm - 60cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil
Attracts Bees, Butterflies
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Gravel and Rock Garden, Prairie and Meadow, Cutting Garden
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