Botanical Name: Echinops bannaticus
Common Name: blue globe thistle, globe thistle
Family Name: Asteraceae
Distribution/Origin: Europe
Leaf/Foliage: Bluish, Glandular hairs, Tomentose, Elliptic/Ovate/Pectinate
Arrangement: Alternate
Inflorescence: Showy, Blue, Purple, Floriferous, Head(Capitulum), Jul/Aug
Fruit/Seed: Cypsela*(Achene + Calyx), Not showy, Jul/Aug
Stem/Bark: Spines
Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m/Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m
Habit: Stiffly upright
Form: Oval-vertical
Sun: Full sun
Exposure: Full sun
Soil: Rocky, Gravelly, Dry, Well-drained
Moisture: Low, Summer dry
Landscape uses: Accent plant, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Dryland, Attracts butterflies, Cut flower/foliage, Dried flower/fruit, Fall interest, Summer interest
Notes: Herbaceous perennial
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