Echinops pungens
GLOBE THISTLE
Asteraceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
1.25m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

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Flowers: white-blue

Flowering Time: late summer to mid autumn

Leaves: mid green

Bark & Stems: spiny leaves
 
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Echinops pungens
GLOBE THISTLE
Asteraceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
1.25m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

FEATURES

Flowers: white-blue

Flowering Time: late summer to mid autumn

Leaves: mid green

Bark & Stems: spiny leaves


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, dry style & cottage designs

Uses: cut flowers, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bee attracting , deer resistant






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