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Echinops bannaticus Blue Glow - seeds
Echinops bannaticus Blue Glow - seeds
Echinops bannaticus Blue Glow - seeds
Echinops bannaticus Blue Glow - seeds
Echinops bannaticus Blue Glow - seeds
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Echinops ritro or Globe Thistle is a robust perennial with a wonderful, rugged charm. In summer, it reveals small, prickly pompoms in an intense shade of azure blue over deeply cut, spiny, grey-green foliage. This heat and drought tolerant plant is highly adaptable, its mature size depends on the richness of the soil in which it grows. It is practically indestructible and very hardy, a boon for gardens with poor soil, rock gardens and stony, dry slopes. Grow in full sun in dry, very well-drained soil.
Echinops bannaticus or Globe thistle belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is native to southern Europe where it occurs naturally in wasteland and stony garrigues. This deciduous perennial forms a 60 to 80 cm tall clump, with a spread of about 40 to 60 cm. Its greyish-green foliage is prickly and deeply dissected. The leaves have a white, woolly underside, characteristic to drought-tolerant plants. The globe-shaped flowers (capitulum) are intensely blue with a slight metallic sheen. They appear in May-June and repeat flower throughout the summer. The flowers are followed by attractive seed heads containing seeds called achenes.
Sow Globe Thistle in slightly wild flower beds, rock gardens or on stony slopes. It combines beautifully with ornamental grasses such as Stipa tenuifolia or Mulhenbergia capillaris, catmint, pink love-in-a-mist, California poppies and mountain cornflowers. It is also an excellent cut flower for dried or fresh flower arrangements.
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Sow from late winter to early spring in good quality sowing mix or compost. Cover the seeds with a fine layer of compost and place in a clear polythene bag. Germination takes 10 to 20 days at a temperature of 20-25°C. When the plants are strong enough to handle, transplant them into pots and move them to a cooler, lighter place. Harden them off for 10-15 days. When all risk of frost is over, plant them out in a sunny location in well-drained soil. Make sure to leave about 60 cm between each plant. Choose a sunny spot and very well-drained soil. Echinops is suitable for growing in limestone and rocky soil. Avoid watering the plants as this makes them more vulnerable to aphid attacks and powdery mildew that can cause damage to the leaves during the summer months.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.