Echinops ritro | Blue Globe Chrysanthemum and the Philip Johnson Glass

and the Philip Johnson Glass House

Full sun will give you the best results

A pretty addition to a wildflower or cottage garden

6 metres | Requires staking

Once flowers have finished normally by mid-summer

Echinops ritro | Blue Globe Chrysanthemum and the Philip Johnson GlassEchinops 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