Globe Thistle
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Globe Thistle (Echinops) - A fine hardy plant from S. Russia, 3 to 5 feet high, covered with a silvery down, E. ruthenicus having the flowers blue, in round heads. Thrives in ordinary soil.
Globe thistle
Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue'
Genus: Echinops
Species: bannaticus
Cultivar: 'Taplow Blue' ...
Globe thistle a colorful and shapely choice for perennial beds and borders.
Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
2 to 4'
3'
Sun; prefers moist well-drained soil; Piedmont and Midstate.
Snow-White Globe Thistle
Eclipta prostrata
Eclipta erecta, Eclipta alba, Eclipta punctata, Verbesina prostrata ...
Globe Thistle
Veitch's Blue Globe Thistle Echinops ritro ‘Veitch's Blue'
Glorybower
Harlequin Clerodendrum trichotomum
Glory Bush
Glory Bush, Pincess Flower, Lasiandra Tibouchina urvilleana
Gold Dust Plant ...
Blue globe thistle, small globe thistle (Echinops ritro)
Blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Blue lace flower (Trachymene coerulea, Didiscus coeruleus)
Blue water iris (Iris versicolor) ...
Small Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro 'Taplow Blue')
Small Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
Small-leaved Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster microphyllus)
Smartweed (Polygonum capitatum)
Smoke Bush (Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple') ...
Echinops (globe thistle)
Epimedium
Eranthis hyemalis (winter aconite)
Eremurus (foxtail lily)
Eryngium agavifolium (sea holly)
Erythronium dens-canis (dog's tooth violet)
Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) ...
Globe Thistle
They form clumps of deeply divided, spiny leaves, which are gray-green above and fuzzy-white beneath.
ECHINOPS Commonly called the Globe Thistle. Bears thistle-like flowering balls blue in colour on stems 1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 ft) tall from August till September. Look well near gypsophila. My favourite, Ritro.
Midsummer brings more bellflowers plus delphinium, foxtail lily (Eremurus), globe thistle (Echinops exaltata), Shasta daisies, and Veronica.
'Veitch's Blue' small globe thistle (Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue')
Height: 100 to 115 cm
Spread: 45 to 60 cm
Location: full sun, sandy, well-drained soil
Cultivation: easy to grow, but avoid dividing or moving ...
Nombres relacionados: Aezibaba belasa (eslovaco), Asteraceae (familia), Cardo abadejo (castellano), Cardo yesquero (castellano), Globe Thistle (inglés), Panical blau (catalán), Penical blau (catalán).
Floración: Verano ...
the large-flowered globe thistles, species of the Old World genus Echinops. The Russian thistle is a tumbleweed. Thistle is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.
Giant Globe Thistle [English]: Echinops sphaerocephalus
Giant Golden Chinkapin [English]: Chrysolepis chrysophylla
Giant Golden Chinkapin [English]: Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor (Benth.) Munz
Giant Goldenrod [English]: Solidago gigantea ...
 See also: Thistle, Echinops, Green, Echinops ritro, Echinacea
  
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