small globe thistle
Also known as: blue hedgehog; globe flower; steel globe thistle
Robust, upright herbaceous perennial, with jaggedy-divided, prickly dark green leaves whitish beneath. Rounded, violet-blue flower heads on silvery, branched, leafy stems, from early in midsummer
Scientific classification
- Species
- small globe thistle (Echinops ritro)
- Genus
- Echinops
- Family
- Asteraceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of small globe thistle
Distribution map
C and Eastern Europe to Central Asia
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of small globe thistle
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small globe thistle care guide
- Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought and stagnant waterlogging
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks spring through summer growth
Pruning
PruningDeadhead to prevent self-seeding
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in seed bed in mid spring. Propagate by division in spring or autumn. Propagate by root cuttings in winter
Growing
GrowingBest in poor, well-drained soil in full sun but will tolerate most soils in full sun and can tolerate partial shade
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease free
Pests
Prone to aphids
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