Echinops ritro ‘Sea Stone’
Description:
This dwarf globe thistle grows to just 16 inches tall with nicely dissected, thistle-like foliage and green buds that gradually transform to blue as the star-shaped flowers open from the tops of the sphere to the bottom. A great bee and butterfly magnet.
Common Name: Small Globe Thistle
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Dry grassy or stony fields and pastures. Gravely places on mountain slopes at elevations of 200-2400m (in Tibet).
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia
Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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