• Eventual Height: 1.8m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.6m
globe thistle globe thistle

Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue'

globe thistle

size: 2 litre pot   available to order from spring 2012    

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  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: poor, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: July and August
  • Flower colour: bright blue
  • Other features: excellent cut-flowers
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Spherical, bright blue flower-heads up to 5cm (2in) across in July and August and prickly, grey-green leaves. This gorgeous globe thistle is highly attractive to butterflies and bees. An eye-catching, yet undemanding perennial for the back of a herbaceous or mixed border, it's best planted in poor, well-drained soil in full sun.

  • Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or spring.

    • Eventual Height: 1.8m
    • Eventual Spread: 0.6m
    Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue' - globe thistle Spherical, bright blue flower-heads

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