Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' 2L
Product Code: 187367
£12.99
- Common Name: Globe Thistle
- Has slightly darker blue spherical flowerheads than E. ritro, is good for cutting and flowers more than once in a season
- Foliage: Deciduous. Habit: Columnar upright
- Position: Full sun, Partial shade. Aspect: South-facing or East-facing or West-facing
- Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand. Moisture: Well-drained. pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Ultimate height: 0.5-1 metres. Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.5 metres. Time to ultimate height: 2-5 years
- Suggested planting locations: Cottage and informal gardens, Gravel garden, Wildlife gardens, Low maintenance, Flower borders and beds, Cut flowers
Description
Description
A clump-forming perennial with dark green thistle like foliage. Produces attractive globe-shaped steel blue flowerheads in July-August. H&S: 90cm x 45cm. Grows well in poor, well drained soil in full sun but will tolerate most soils in full sun or part shade.
