Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden
Echinops ritro Veitch's Blue
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£2.20 - Regular price
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£2.20
The most exquisitely gorgeous globe thistle there ever was. Despite its prickly appearance and silvery blue colour, it attracts a large number of bees and butterflies.
It is enchanting whether it is growing in the garden or being shown in a vase, and it also makes a magnificent dried flower.
Because Echinops is a perennial plant, you might receive a few blossoms during the first year, but you might have to wait until the next year before they get going and also start to self-seed like crazy.
| Quantity of Seeds | 50 Seeds |
| Type | Perennial |
| Genus | Echinops ritro |
| Sow Seeds |
Sow indoors March-May onto seed compost and cover only very lightly. Keep damp whilst germinating. |
| Plant Out | Harden off before planting out after all frosts have passed. Likes full sun and well-drained soil. Can be direct sown from late April-early May |
| Flowers | August onwards |
| Height & Spread | 1.2m high x 30-60cm spread |
RHS Award of Garden Merit.
This plant/cultivar has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant.
RHS Plants for Pollinators.
The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects.
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