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Asteraceae
Purple Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
Independence and austerity.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Echinops
- Native to
- Southern Europe, Central Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, poor to average
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Each perfectly spherical flower head is actually made up of hundreds of tiny individual florets packed together.
- The name Echinops comes from Greek meaning 'hedgehog appearance' due to the spiky, round flower heads.
- Globe thistles are among the best perennials for attracting bees, which cover the flower heads in buzzing clusters.
- The steel-blue flower heads retain their color and shape perfectly when dried, lasting years in arrangements.
- Despite the name, globe thistles are not true thistles and belong to a completely different tribe within Asteraceae.
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austerity