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Asteraceae
Rose Globe Thistle
Echinops bannaticus
Independence and nobility.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Echinops
- Native to
- Southeastern Europe
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 60-120 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, poor to average
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The perfectly spherical flower heads are composed of hundreds of tiny individual flowers packed together.
- The genus name Echinops comes from the Greek for 'hedgehog appearance,' describing the spiny globes.
- The dried flower heads maintain their spherical shape and steel blue color indefinitely, making excellent dried flowers.
- Bees and butterflies swarm the flower heads, making globe thistles one of the top pollinator plants.
- Despite the common name suggesting rose color, the flowers are actually blue to violet.
Color meanings
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Austerity
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Independence
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Admiration