Echinops Bannaticus (Asteraceae)
The glowing balls and the blue green, thistle-like foliage of the globe flower are well known to gardeners and the cut flower trade. The plant sends up glowing blue or white orbs in mid summer that are a magnet for pollinators. Cut back after flowering to manage seed and it can send up another flush of flowers. Originally native to Eastern Europe and Asia, several species have become sparingly naturalized in parts of Canada and United States.
The glowing balls and the blue green, thistle-like foliage of the globe flower are well known to gardeners and the cut flower trade. The plant sends up glowing blue or white orbs in mid summer that are a magnet for pollinators. Cut back after flowering to manage seed and it can send up another flush of flowers. Originally native to Eastern Europe and Asia, several species have become sparingly naturalized in parts of Canada and United States.
The glowing balls and the blue green, thistle-like foliage of the globe flower are well known to gardeners and the cut flower trade. The plant sends up glowing blue or white orbs in mid summer that are a magnet for pollinators. Cut back after flowering to manage seed and it can send up another flush of flowers. Originally native to Eastern Europe and Asia, several species have become sparingly naturalized in parts of Canada and United States.
Our selections
‘Blue Glow’ has blue orbs on a thistley foliage, though the leaves are not sharp. ‘Arctic Glow’ is a white flowering form. Both attract a wide range of pollinators.