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Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'

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Low globe thistle with excellent round blue flowers. The average size is 80 cm. The flower colour is blue. This plant is completely hardy.The flowering period is July - September.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Tuin Laura Dingemans, Heerle

Date taken : 05.07.2017

Common name : Globe thistle

Family : Asteraceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Voorbeeldtuin Appeltern

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : De Kleine Plantage, Eenrum

© picture 5 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : de Hessenhof

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : de Hessenhof

© picture 7 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Voorbeeldtuin Appeltern

© picture 8 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kijktuinen Goedegebuure

© picture 9 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Hidcote Manor Garden

© picture 10 : PlantenTuin Esveld

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 75 and 100 cm
width approx : between 30 and 50 cm
quantity per m2 : 7
flower colour : blue
leaf colour : grey
fruit/seed colour : grey
fruit / seed period : august - november
leaf shape : leaves are oval
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : july - september
hardiness : completely hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop