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GLOBE THISTLE SEEDS

Attract butterflies - Intense blue flower heads - Excellent fresh cut
or dried - Combine beautifully with Gayfeather, New York Aster,
Oriental poppies, and Yarrow


This dramatic 3-4 foot perennial has prickly, deeply cut gray-green foliage and many 2 inch
vibrant blue flowers
in perfectly round heads over a long July to Septemer season The flowers
are outstanding in fresh or dried arrangements. Winter hardy to zone 3.


20 SEEDS: $2.49 QTY:




Echinops, Globe Thistle Plant is heavy bloomingGlobe Thistle, Echinops attracts butterfliesEchinops, Globe Thistle are excellent cut flowersEchinops, Globe Thistle plants are deer resistantEchinops, Globe Thistle plants are drought resistant Echinops, Globe Thistle grows and blooms in heatGlobe Thistle, Echinops flowers best in full sun How to Grow Globe Thistle, Echinops

How to Plant GLOBE THISTLE Seeds

Sow seed in cell packs or flats, press into soil but do not cover. Light aids germination. Kept at 65-70° F., germination is in 14-21 days. Can direct sow into prepared seed beds in groups of 4 seeds, spaced 2 feet apart. Thin to the strongest plant.

Comments: Full sun, adapts well to average soils, thrives in poor, alkine soil. Drought tolerant once established, more bloom with moderate water. Fast growing, long-lived (up to 10 years or more), is not invasive. Deer and rabbit resistant. Attracts bees, birds and butterflies.

Globe Thistle Flowers, How to grow Echinops from seeds