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 |