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Echinops sphaerocephalus/Great Globe Thistle
Plant with young inflorescence in center
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Plant with young inflorescence in center
Plant reaches about 2-3 feet in heigth
Variegated leaf with spines on the margins
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Scientific Name:
Echinops sphaerocephalus
Common Name:
Great Globe Thistle
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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Height:
2- 5 feet
Spread:
1-2 feet
Comments:
sharply toothed, sharp-lobed pointed green leaf. Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence up to 6 centimeters in diameter, packed with blue-gray disc florets.