Echinops (Globe Thistle)
Adding outstanding contrast, interest, and color to the summer garden while being trouble-free and low maintenance, Echinops (Globe Thistle) makes an invaluable contribution to the landscape. Blooming from mid-summer to early fall, their bold and ornamental, steel blue or pristine white, globe-shaped flowers (the size of a golf ball) are truly lovely and enchanting.
Adding outstanding contrast, interest, and color to the summer garden while being trouble-free and low maintenance, Echinops (Globe Thistle) makes an invaluable contribution to the landscape. Blooming from mid-summer to early fall, their bold and ornamental, steel blue or pristine white, globe-shaped flowers (the size of a golf ball) are truly lovely and enchanting. Borne at the end of sturdy stems, they dance gracefully above their handsome foliage of thistle-like dark green leaves.
- Globe Thistles grow up to 2-5 ft. tall (60-150 cm) and 1-3 ft. across (30-90 cm). They will self-seed in the garden if not deadheaded.
Guide Information
| Hardiness | 3 – 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones | 1 – 11 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, A2, A3 |
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Plant Family | Echinops – Globe Thistles |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest | Summer (Mid,Late)Fall |
| Height | 2' – 4' (60cm – 120cm) |
| Spread | 1' – 3' (30cm – 90cm) |
| Water Needs | Low |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Dried Arrangements, Cut Flowers, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders |
| Garden Styles | Cutting Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |