Echinops ritro | Blue Globe Chrysanthemum 6 metres | Requires staking

6 metres | Requires staking

Both the flowers and the foliage are great in floral work

and the Philip Johnson Glass House

Good old Lamb's Ears are popular edging plants

Echinops ritro | Blue Globe Chrysanthemum 6 metres | Requires stakingEchinops or 'Globe Thistle' is a hardy perennial that was developed for the cut flower trade but is also a fantastic structural and non demanding plant for the border. A perennial has jaggedy divided, prickly dark green leaves which are whitish beneath and then the striking flower stems that are produced around February through to autumn carry prickly blue balls that start to flower from the top down. An excellent cut flower for the vase or they can