Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' (Small globe thistle 'Veitch's Blue')

Botanical name

Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'

Other names

Small globe thistle 'Veitch's Blue', Echinops 'Veitch's Blue'

Genus

Echinops Echinops

Variety or Cultivar

'Veitch's Blue' _ 'Veitch's Blue' is a clump-forming perennial, with deeply lobed, dark green, thistle-like foliage, and globular, steel-blue flowerheads on silver-grey, branched, leafy stems.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Upright

Colour

Flower

Blue, Silvery-grey in Summer

Foliage

Grey-green in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids

General care

Pruning

Deadhead to prevent self-seeding.

Propagation methods

Division, Seed, Root cuttings

Monthly care advice

Where to grow

Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' (Small globe thistle 'Veitch's Blue') will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Wildlife

Cultivation

Grows well in poor, well-drained soil in full sun but will tolerate most soils in full sun and can also tolerate part shade.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4)

USDA zones

Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3