Echinops ritro
Common name: Globe thistle
Family: Compositae
Plant type  | Perennial |
| Height | 4 to 4 feet |
| Spread | 24 to 24 inches |
| Habit | Upright |
| Foliage | |
| Growth rate | Moderate |
| Interests | Flowers, foliage |
| Uses | Borders |
| Skill level | Beginner |
| Maintenance | Slight |
| Hardiness | 3 |
| Heat zone | |
| Sun | Full sun |
| Moisture | Dry to average |
| Soil type | Neutral to very lime |
| Soil fertility | Barren to moderate |
| Water consumption | Moderate |
| Site | Sheltered to exposed |
| Flower colour | Blue |
| Flower season | Late summer to early autumn |
| Flower size | Medium |
| Foliage colour | Green, white/silver |
| Fruit colour | |
| Edible parts | |
| Harvest time | |
| Stems | Green, silver |
| Features | |
| Wildlife | Bees, butterflies |
| Texture | Hard spikey |
Echinops ritro is a perennial plant with prickly, greyish foliage and rounded, metallic blue flower heads. It is strongly attractive to butterflies and bees.
It requires full sun and moderate to poor chalky or sandy soil. It s drought tolerant.
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