With larger and brighter steel-blue flowers than the species and a more compact habit, this selection is a real stand-out. The blooms last from July to September over heavily divided gray-green foliage.
| Perennial | |
| Echinops | |
| Globe Thistle | |
| Zone 3 | |
| 6+ hours | |
| Clay, Dry, Moist, Sandy | |
| Accent perennial or cut flower | |
| Naturalized meadow gardens | |
| 3-4' | |
| 2-3' | |
| Fall, Summer | |
| Blue | |
| 2-2.5" | |
| Rapid | |
| Rounded, Upright | |
| Flower-tone | |
| Structure | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Leucanthemum, Crocosmia, Grasses, Helenium |