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Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' (Small globe thistle 'Veitch's Blue')
1 hour care
per year
per year
0.8m
Max height
Max height
0.5m
Max spread
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
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.
Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' is: Deciduous
Habit
Clump-forming, Upright
Flower
Silvery-grey, Blue in Summer
Foliage
Grey-green in Summer
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Aphids Aphids
General care
Pruning
Deadhead to prevent self-seeding.
Propagation methods
Division, Seed, Root cuttings
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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)
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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
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Colour
Flower
Silvery-grey, Blue in Summer
Foliage
Grey-green in Summer
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
General care
Pruning
Deadhead to prevent self-seeding.
Propagation methods
Division, Seed, Root cuttings
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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
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