Blue Globe Thistle
Echinops bannaticus
Also known as
Hungarian Globe Thistle, Globe thistle
Flickr - Per Ola Wiberg ~ mostly away - Blå bolltistel vid Rosenhill by Per Ola Wiberg (CC BY 2.0)
Full Sun
Moderate care
Light watering
Frost Hardy
H7
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
1.5m | Max | 1m |
1m | Min | 50cm |
5 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Blue Globe Thistle Overview
Herbaceous perennial species that grows to an average height of around 1.2m, with an upright, clumping growth habit. It produces spiny, divided, grey-green foliage which is covered in hairs, stems are also covered in woolly hairs. Flowers are thistly, spherical and coloured blue-grey, around 5cm wide, these are borne on silvery-coloured, vertical stems.
Common problems with Blue Globe Thistle
How to propagate Blue Globe Thistle
Division
Propagate by division or from seed as long as the stock plant is not a hybrid or selected form.
Seed
Special features of Blue Globe Thistle
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
Other uses of Blue Globe Thistle
Borders