| Description | A shorter Globe Thistle with steel blue flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (EK-in-ops) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, slightly dry |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | globular, deep blue and surrounded by bristly bracts (involucral of bracts), used as fresh or dried flowers |
| Leaves | gray green, thistle-like, deeply dissected |
| Roots | forms a tap root making it difficult to transplant |
| Dimensions | 3 by 2 feet (HS) |
| Misc Facts | The genus name Echinops means spiny like a hedge hog. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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