Echinops ritro
Nombres relacionados: Aezibaba belasa (eslovaco), Asteraceae (familia), Cardo abadejo (castellano), Cardo yesquero (castellano), Globe Thistle (inglés), Panical blau (catalán), Penical blau (catalán).
Scientific name: Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' ek-in-ops ri-tro
Common name: Veitch's Blue Globe Thistle
Design Characteristics ...
Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
Genus: Echinops
Species: ritro
Cultivar: 'Veitch's Blue' ...
#801 Echinops ritro
Common Names: small globe thistle
Family: Asteraceae/Compositae (aster/daisy Family)
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Echinops ritro
Plants of Home and Garden
Surface sow seed indoors at 60-70F/15-21C; needs light to germinate, or start outdoors late in spring. Sun to light shade and dry, light, sandy soil; heat and drought tolerant.
Echinops ritro (Small Globe Thistle)
This globe thistle has dramatic, metallic-blue round, architectural, spiky blooms. (60 cm - 24"). Blooms June to September. Average to moist, well-drained soil. Zone 3.
Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
2 to 4'
3'
Sun; prefers moist well-drained soil; Piedmont and Midstate.
Echinops ritro (Echinops 'Veitch's Blue')
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Small Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro 'Taplow Blue')
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As a native of the prairie, Eryngium yuccifolium is well-adapted to drought and excess sun. Its bold flowers are reminiscent of Echinops ritro, but aren't quite as showy. The yucca-like foliage makes it an excellent texture-providing specimen.
Globe Thistle [English]: Echinops ritro 'Taplow Blue'
Globe Thistle [English]: Echinops ruthenicus 'Platinum Blue'
Globe Willow [English]: Salix globosa
Globe Yellowcress [English]: Rorippa globosa
Globe-Amaranth [English]: Gomphrena globosa ...
 See also: Echinops, Thistle, Globe Thistle, Green, Echinacea
  
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